The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Wendell D. Jones, Cary, NC (US);
Greg Kaszycki, Cary, NC (US);
David L. Kaminsky, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Michael Lake, Cary, NC (US);
David M. Ogle, Cary, NC (US);
Jonathan G. Rossie, Cary, NC (US);
Jonathan Sobel, Cary, NC (US);
Wendell D. Jones, Cary, NC (US);
Greg Kaszycki, Cary, NC (US);
David L. Kaminsky, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Michael Lake, Cary, NC (US);
David M. Ogle, Cary, NC (US);
Jonathan G. Rossie, Cary, NC (US);
Jonathan Sobel, Cary, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system, and computer program for managing network connectivity between a plurality of nodes and a network resource. The network resource includes a primary path to the nodes and at least one redundant path. A detecting module is configured to determine if the primary path is unavailable to at least one affected node belonging to the plurality of nodes. A switching module is configured to presumptively switch the affected node to the redundant path if the primary path is unavailable. An initiating module configured to initiate a voting procedure among the plurality of nodes to select a new path to the network resource, wherein data flow at the affected node through the redundant path continues during the voting procedure.