DISTRIBUTED LIVENESS REPORTING IN A COMPUTER NETWORK

摘要

In one embodiment, liveness reporting is performed using a distributed approach. The embodiments include a management node that is configured to receive a message containing an indication of activity or inactivity of one or more subject nodes, and determine which of the one or more subject nodes are active based on the received message. The indication is derived from one or more observer nodes observing network traffic of the one or more subject nodes. The embodiments further include one or more observer nodes configured to observe network traffic of the one or more subject nodes in the network, generate the message containing the indication of activity or inactivity of the one or more subject nodes, and transmit the message to the management node.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, from one or more observer nodes in a shared-media network, a message containing an indication of activity or inactivity of one or more subject nodes, the indication being derived from the one or more observer nodes observing network traffic of the one or more subject nodes; and determining which of the one or more subject nodes are active based on the received message.