发明名称 |
Synchronizing a distributed communication system using diagnostic heartbeating |
摘要 |
A first component, executing using a processor and a memory in a first data processing system, receives a diagnostic heartbeat packet from a second component executing in a second data processing system, wherein the diagnostic heartbeat packet is a packet comprising a header, a set of heartbeat parameters, and a set of diagnostic attributes. The first component determines, using a value of a diagnostic attribute in the diagnostic heartbeat packet, that a first communication link between the first and the second data processing systems is usable but includes a soft network error, wherein a soft network error condition is a network error condition that adversely affects transmission of packets having certain properties in the data communication network. The first component re-routes a synchronization message from the first component to the second component using a second communication link between the first and the second data processing systems. |
申请公布号 |
US8874974(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.28 |
申请号 |
US201113296428 |
申请日期 |
2011.11.15 |
申请人 |
International Business Machines Corporation |
发明人 |
Griffith Douglas James;Jaehde Astrid Angela;Manning Robert Scott |
分类号 |
G06F11/00;G06F11/20 |
主分类号 |
G06F11/00 |
代理机构 |
Garg Law Firm, PLLC |
代理人 |
Garg Law Firm, PLLC ;Garg Rakesh;Vallone Mark C. |
主权项 |
1. A method for synchronizing a distributed communication system using diagnostic heartbeating, the method comprising:
a first component, executing using a processor and a memory in a first data processing system, receiving a diagnostic heartbeat packet from a second component executing in a second data processing system, wherein the diagnostic heartbeat packet is a packet comprising a header, a set of heartbeat parameters, and a set of diagnostic attributes; the first component determining, using a value of a diagnostic attribute in the diagnostic heartbeat packet, that a first communication link between the first and the second data processing systems is usable but includes a soft network error, wherein a soft network error condition is a network error condition that adversely affects transmission of packets having certain properties in a data communication network; and the first component re-routing a synchronization message from the first component to the second component using a second communication link between the first and the second data processing systems. |
地址 |
Armonk NY US |