Automatic cluster join protocol
US6965957B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2209/505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for new nodes to join a cluster in a serial sequence includes (a) a new node transmitting a first type of request to join the cluster and (b) the new node determining if it has to back off the first type of request. The new node has to back off if (1) it has received a second type of request to join the cluster from another new node, (2) it has received the first type of request with a higher sequence number from another new node, (3) it has received the first type of request with a lower node number from another new node, or (4) a member node of the cluster is in a busy state. The new node transmits the first type of request, receives the first type of request, and receives the second type of request through primary links to the new nodes and member nodes of the cluster.
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