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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Albert Ing, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Gregory F. Pfister, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick Sugrue, Georgetown, TX (US);
Albert Ing, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Gregory F. Pfister, Austin, TX (US);
Patrick Sugrue, Georgetown, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for communication of offline status between nodes includes detecting an impending deactivation of a physical port and sending a message from a sending node to a receiving node notifying the receiving node of the impending deactivation of the physical port. The method further includes deactivating the report of any error for the physical port and sending a response from the sending node to the receiving node verifying that deactivation of the physical port.