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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Christopher James Nason, Kanata, CA;
Robert Star, Kanata, CA;
Inventors:
Christopher James Nason, Kanata, CA;
Robert Star, Kanata, CA;
Assignee:
Mitel Networks Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01); G01R 31/08 (2006.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A client/server network includes a plurality of IP devices in communication with a central server. The plurality of IP devices communicate with one another to queue themselves onto a linked list. The plurality of IP devices then connect to the central server in the order determined by the linked list. Prior to attempting to connect to the central server, each of the plurality of IP devices verifies that a number of IP devices currently attempting to connect to the central server is not equal to a maximum number.