Multiple-node communication link management
US9544181B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0246
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Multiple-node communication link management apparatus and methods are disclosed. Management information is exchanged between a management system and a local communication node over a connection with the local communication node. The management information includes management information associated with the local communication node and management information associated with a peer communication node that communicates with the local communication node through a communication link. Views of the communication link, in its context between the local communication node and the peer communication node, as well as partner and peer partner communication nodes in the case of a related link pair, for example, are provided at the management system. Through the management system and the local communication node, any or all of the communication nodes including the local, peer, partner, and peer partner communication nodes can be managed through the single connection with the communication node.
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