Patent · US Expired

Method migrating open network connections

US6931449B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by
4References
16Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 2001
Grant dateAug 16, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 23, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4862
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mechanism for the migration of open network connections is described herein. According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, an active computing environment called compute capsule is provided. Each capsule has a unique locator. Packets are used to send information between capsules using the locators. When a capsule migrates, any open network connections that existed before the migration may continue when the capsule finishes the migration.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.