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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1999
Jeffrey Mark Achtermann, Austin, TX (US);
Arabinda Bose, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Alberto Giammaria, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method of effectuating control actions in a computer network including a server running a Distribution Manager program, a database and a hierarchy of repeaters and endpoints. A selected control action is initiated and a distribution identifier passed to the Distribution Manager identifying a data distribution to be controlled. The Distribution Manager retrieves information from the database identifying a route through the hierarchy of repeaters and endpoints for the data distribution. The Distribution Manager also creates a control message identifying the selected control action and passes the message through the hierarchy of repeaters and endpoints via the identified route.