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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2014
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Frederic Detienne, Harze, BE;
Mark Comeadow, Berkshire, GB;
Padmakumar Av, Bangalore, IN;
Thamilarasu Kandasamy, Bangalore, IN;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In an embodiment, a method comprises using a first hub device: establishing one or more secure connections with one or more spoke devices logically arranged as spokes with respect to a data processing system; generating and sending via a high-speed link a hub probe to a second hub device; in response to determining that the second hub device is nonresponsive, transmitting, to the one or more spoke devices a first communication indicating that the second hub device is nonresponsive; using a spoke device, receiving the first communication indicating that the second hub device is nonresponsive; determining whether the spoke device has established a secure connection with the second hub device; in response to determining that the spoke device has established the secure connection with the second hub device, selecting a third hub device, establishing a secure connection with the third hub device, and communicating with the third hub device.