Sterling Commerce, Inc.

Brad Manring

Francis Hsieh

An electronic commerce distributed network is disclosed that includes a plurality of interconnected processing nodes. Each processing node () includes a first sub-node () and a second sub-node () that are connected to communicate information and are in geographically remote locations. The first sub-node () of each processing node () has an active state in which the first sub-node () communicates with other processing nodes and processes electronic commerce messages communicated with originator/recipient organizations. The second sub-node () of each processing node () has a mirror state in which the second sub-node () mirrors the first sub-node () as well as an active state in which the second sub-node () communicates with other processing nodes and processes electronic commerce messages communicated with originator/recipient organizations. The first sub-node () of each processing node () is initially in the active state, and the second sub-node () is initially in the mirror state. The second sub-node () is operable to switch to the active state if the first sub-node () fails, such that each processing node in the electronic commerce distributed network can maintain operation in the event the first sub-node of that processing node experiences failure.

Electronic commerce distributed network and method

An electronic commerce distributed network is disclosed that includes a plurality of interconnected processing nodes. Each processing node (,) includes a first sub-node (,) and a second sub-node (,) that are connected to communicate information and are in geographically remote locations. The first sub-node (,) of each processing node (,) has an active state in which the first sub-node (,) communicates with other processing nodes and processes electronic commerce messages communicated with originator/recipient organizations. The second sub-node (,) of each processing node (,) has a mirror state in which the second sub-node (,) mirrors the first sub-node (,) as well as an active state in which the second sub-node (,) communicates with other processing nodes and processes electronic commerce messages communicated with originator/recipient organizations. The first sub-node (,) of each processing node (,) is initially in the active state, and the second sub-node (,) is initially in the mirror state. The second sub-node (,) is operable to switch to the active state if the first sub-node (,) fails, such that each processing node in the electronic commerce distributed network can maintain operation in the event the first sub-node of that processing node experiences failure.

A system and method for network integrity management are provided. A plurality of network elements (,) and software elements (,) are interconnected in a network. Each network element (,) and software element (,) includes an SNMP agent (,) operable to create and maintain a management information base (,) that stores information representing a current status of the associated network element (,) or software element (,). The SNMP agent (,) is further operable to communicate the management information base (,) across the network, and a remote monitor (,) is operable to collect the management information bases (,) communicated by the SNMP agents (,). A management client (,) is operable to connect to the remote monitor (,) and to receive the management information bases (,) collected by the remote monitor (,). The management client (,) is further operable to determine the current status of the network elements (,) and the software elements (,) based upon the management information bases (,), to identify problems based upon the current status of the network elements (,) and the software elements (,), and to notify a user of any identified problems.

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Brad Manring