发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for providing fault tolerant communications between networkappliances |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for performing fault-tolerant network computing using redundant communications modules. The apparatus comprises a pair of network appliances coupled to a network. The appliances interact with one another to detect a failure in one appliance and instantly transition operations from the failed appliance to a functional appliance. Each appliance monitors the status of another appliance using multiple, redundant communication channels are formed using a plurality of network interface cards. |
申请公布号 |
AU5713201(A) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.11.07 |
申请号 |
AU20010057132 |
申请日期 |
2001.04.20 |
申请人 |
CIPRICO INC. |
发明人 |
DANIEL A. DAVIS;MARTY P. JOHNSON;BEN H. MC MILLAN JR. |
分类号 |
G06F11/20;H04L12/24;H04L29/06;H04L29/14 |
主分类号 |
G06F11/20 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|