Technique for identifying a failed network interface card within a team of network interface cards
US7545741B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention is a method for identifying a faulty NIC in a team of NICs using a minimum number of packets transmitted in a round-robin scheme. Relative to prior art schemes, the disclosed method advantageously reduces the number of keep-alive packets necessary to monitor the NICs within a team and, to the extent there is a failure, enables the faulty NIC to be identified.
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