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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2015
Argela Yazilim VE Bilisim Teknolojileri San. VE Tic. A.s., Istanbul, TR;
Burak Gorkemli, Istanbul, TR;
Murat Parlakisik, Istanbul, TR;
Nazli Guney, Istanbul, TR;
Seyhan Civanlar, Istanbul, TR;
Oguz Sunay, Istanbul, TR;
Uygar Ozen, Istanbul, TR;
Melih Karaman, Istanbul, TR;
Bulent Kaytaz, Istanbul, TR;
ARGELA YAZILIM VE BILISM TEKNOLOJILERI SAN. VE TIC. A.S., Instabul, TR;
Abstract
A method to check health of automatically discovered controllers comprises the steps of: (a) a first controller generating a first Controller-Advertisement message carrying the information required to identify and access the first controller when a new switch port becomes active; (b) the first controller sending the generated first Controller-Advertisement to a first switch having the newly activated port; (c) the first controller receiving at least a second Controller-Advertisement message from at least a second controller; (d) the first controller generating a third unsolicited Controller-Advertisement message with its access information to check health of the second controller; (e) the first controller receiving at least a fourth Controller-Advertisement message from the second controller indicating health information of the second controller, wherein the health information is stored in first controller's Controller Information Base (CIB).