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Functional fail-over apparatus and method of operation thereof

US6934880B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 21, 2001
Grant dateAug 23, 2005
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2028
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for a failover system where in case of a failure of an element within the system, only that element is shutdown, rather then shutting down an entire node. The solution is of particular use in network systems, networked storage systems as well as location independent file systems.

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