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Modification of a cluster of communication controllers

US10261871B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael Diederich · Mainz, DE
Thorsten Muehge · Mainz, DE
Erik Rueger · Mainz, DE
Ulf Troppens · Mainz, DE
Rainer Wolafka · Bad Soden, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 7, 2014
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 18, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2201/85
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a system having a cluster of communication controllers, a method for modification of the latter, and a computer program product carrying computer executable code for execution of the method. Each communication controller is operable for providing network connections of the system with external computer systems using communication protocols of a first type and a second type. The first type is a failover tolerant communication protocol type. The second type is a failover non-tolerant communication protocol type. All network connections of each communication controller are disconnected during the modification of said communication controller. The method for modifying the cluster of communication controllers includes splitting the communication controllers into a first pool and a second pool.

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