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System of reporting errors by a hardware element of a distributed computer system

US5968189A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 8, 1997
Grant dateOct 19, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 8, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L41/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An error message is generated by a hardware element of a distributed computer system, when an error is detected. The error message is then forwarded from the hardware element to one or more designated processing nodes of the distributed computer system. The hardware element includes, for instance, a switch element or a communications adapter adapted to report detected errors.

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