Methods and apparatus for controlling processing entities, such as distributed signalling gateways
US7916854B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q3/0025
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling a local process that forms part of a first processing entity, where the first processing entity maintains a plurality of associations with a plurality of remote processes in a second processing entity, comprises receiving a failure message from a remote process indicating a fault affecting an association linking the local process with that remote process; queueing data messages destined for that remote process; controlling the transmission of an acknowledgement of the failure message so that data messages pending on the association are received at that remote process before the acknowledgment of the failure message; and initiating a traffic diversion to set up an alternate path between the first processing entity and the second processing entity for queued data messages.
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