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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2021
Tanium Inc., Emeryville, CA (US);
Thomas R. Guieu, San Francisco, CA (US);
Matthew C. Hauck, Pleasant Hill, CA (US);
Jason E. Mealins, Berkeley, CA (US);
David Hindawi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Orion Hindawi, Berkeley, CA (US);
Lisa Lippincott, Berkeley, CA (US);
Peter Lincroft, Albany, CA (US);
TANIUM INC., Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided of managing a non-static collection of machines. A first client machine runs a first communication protocol. The non-static collection of machines includes a first linear communication orbit, the first linear communication orbit comprising a sequence of machines that run the first communication protocol, and a second linear communication orbit, the second linear communication orbit comprising a sequence of machines that run a second communication protocol distinct from the first communication protocol. The first client machine receives an instruction from a server to install the second communication protocol, installs the second communication protocol, and then submits a registration request to the server. The first client machine receives, from the server, contact information of a list of potential neighbors. The first client machine then, proactively constructs and maintains a respective local segment of the second linear communication orbit.