Ivanti, Inc.

Intel Corporation

Crimson Corporation

Landesk Software, Inc.

Gregory Paul Olsen

David Arthur Eatough

Blake Alan Thompson

Paul Byron Hillyard

Rex Michael McMillan

Alan B Butt

Scot Emery Swan

Peter E Johnson

James Lester Memmott

Eric B Remer

Richard R Winterton

Mitchell Jay Edgar

Tom L Bogart

Chris D Russell

Tanner Reese Lindsay

Rex Michael Mcmillan

An embodiment includes a method of self-election of a node in a subnet. The method includes receiving a first ping message. The first ping message is unicast from a second node, includes direct information related to the second node, and includes indirect information related to a third node. The method includes updating a first status of the second node in a status list stored at the first node consistent with the direct information. The method includes determining whether statuses of a threshold number of nodes have been received. Responsive to the threshold number of nodes being received, the method includes performing a local election operation. The method includes propagating a second ping message to a randomly identified additional node. The second ping message includes direct information regarding the first node and indirect information regarding at least one other node.

Self-election processes in managed subnets implementing modified swim protocols

An embodiment includes a method of client-server trust management. The method includes receiving, at a client device, a public key of a system server and locally seeding the public key in a secure storage at the client device. The method includes receiving a certificate list signed by a private key of the system server and verifying a source of the certificate list using the seeded public key. The method includes initiating a handshake process with a second device during which a digital device certificate of the second device is received. The method includes halting the handshake process and validating the second device by matching the digital device certificate with a certificate included on the verified certificate list. Based on the validation, the method includes managing a communication session with the second device to enable or prevent data transfer between the client device and the second device.

Automated validation of data sources in a managed network

A method for file downloading by a computing device is described. The method includes sending a multicast representative message on a multicast channel in response to receiving file download instructions. The multicast representative message indicates that the computing device is a multicast representative. The method also includes downloading file data during a multicast delay. The method additionally includes sending the file data on the multicast channel upon expiration of the multicast delay. The method further includes sending a multicast complete message.

Systems and methods for self-organizing multicast

System and methods for self-organizing multicast

A computing device configured to forward a request is described. The computing device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The computing device receives a request. The computing device also identifies an agent module based on the request to obtain an identified agent module. The computing device further determines an administrative service based on the identified agent module. The computing device additionally forwards the request to the administrative service. The computing device also sends a reply to the identified agent module.

Forwarding content on a client based on a request

A method for a self-electing service by a managed device is described. The method includes configuring the managed device with a service. The service is configured on at least one additional managed device in a network segment. The method also includes determining whether the managed device is selected to provide the service by negotiating with the at least one additional managed device in the network segment based on preconfigured election rules.

Systems and methods for providing a self-electing service

A method for provisioning a managed node is described. The method includes obtaining data indicating a set of resources to be downloaded. The data corresponds to a designated configuration. The method also includes sending parallel resource existence requests to peer nodes for one or more resources in the set of resources. The resource existence requests are sent within a managed network. The method further includes determining if one or more responses from the peer nodes are received. The method additionally includes downloading at least one resource from at least one of the peer nodes if at least one response is received indicating that at least one peer node has a requested resource. The method also includes downloading any remaining resource from an administrative system.

Systems and methods for discovering and downloading configuration files from peer nodes

A computing device configured for multicast message routing is described. The computing device includes a processor and instructions in memory. The computing device receives a multicast request message on a receiving network interface. The receiving network interface is one of multiple network interfaces. The computing device determines which network interface is the receiving network interface based on a network interface list. The computing device sends a multicast reply message on the receiving network interface based on the network interface list.

Systems and methods for multicast message routing

A computing device that is configured for synchronizing multicast data distribution is described. The computing device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The computing device reads a block of data and sends the block of data via multicast. It is determined whether a packet in the block of data requires a new mapped file view. This determination is based on the capacity of a current mapped file view on a target node. The computing device delays sending more data if the new mapped file view is required.

Synchronizing multicast data distribution on a computing device

A computing device configured for retransmitting lost packets for multicast is described. It includes a processor and instructions in memory. It identifies data, which it begins sending via multicast. No data is resent until all the data has been sent. The computing device requests missed packet lists and waits. It adds missed packets to a map if there are replies. It determines whether there are any missed packets and resends any missed packets. Another computing device for retransmitting lost packets for multicast is described. It includes a processor and instructions in memory. It identifies data for distribution, which it begins sending via multicast. It waits to resend any data until all of the data has been sent. A missed packet indication is requested and received. The computing device updates lists of complete and incomplete target nodes. It determines and sends a peer download instruction.

Retransmitting lost packets for multicast data distribution

In an exemplary method, a computer system connects to a computer network that comprises one or more other computer systems. The computer system communicates with a remote system that is in electronic communication with the computer network via a communication link. The computer system coordinates its use of the communication link with the one or more other computer systems' use of the communication link such that a total bandwidth used by computer systems in the computer network does not exceed a defined maximum value.

Systems and methods for collective bandwidth throttling

In an exemplary method, a computer system within a subnet of a computer network sends a discovery request to other computer systems within the subnet. The discovery request comprises a request for a resource. The computer system downloads an available portion of the resource from the other computer systems in the subnet. If there is a remaining portion of the resource that is not available from the other computer systems in the subnet but that is available from a remote source, and if there is at least one other computer system in the subnet that is also seeking to obtain the remaining portion of the resource, the computer system negotiates with the at least one other computer system about downloading the remaining portion of the resource from the remote source. If no other computers in the subnet require the resource, then the remaining portion of the resource may be downloaded directly from the remote source.

Systems and methods for efficiently using network bandwidth to download resources

A method for discovering agents operative on devices configured in a network by broadcasting discovery messages having a common format and containing data to the network devices and receiving reply messages having the same common format and containing data from the agents, and permitting new types of data within the messages without changing the common format.

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Lindon, UT, United States of America

Gregory Paul Olsen