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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Hayden Fowler, Christchurch, NZ;
Tim Beale, Christchurch, NZ;
Sharee Mcnab, Christchurch, NZ;
Seiichiro Satoh, Fujisawa, JP;
Hayden Fowler, Christchurch, NZ;
Tim Beale, Christchurch, NZ;
Sharee McNab, Christchurch, NZ;
Seiichiro Satoh, Fujisawa, JP;
Allied Telesis Holdings K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A resiliency-link having a master node and slave nodes may be used to automatically avoid network conflicts due to failure of a node stack. Any stack stub formed as a result of the failure of a stack node or link may use the resiliency-link to determine whether the stack Master node is still online and providing service. If communication over the resiliency-link determines that the original Master node is offline, a new stack stub takes over and provides the desired service. If the original Master node is still online, then the new stack stub takes an appropriate alternative or fallback action.