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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Cynthia A. Gabriel, Gilroy, CA (US);
Bill Shao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
Cynthia A. Gabriel, Gilroy, CA (US);
Bill Shao, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network element within a data center comprises a master switch, a slave switch, a plurality of servers in communication with the master and slave switches, and an inter-switch link connected between the master switch and the slave switch. The master switch and the slave switch are configured to bi-directionally synchronize both server status and application hash table information through the inter-switch link.