Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Holding of a link in an optical interface by a lower level processor until authorization is received from an upper level processor
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Application No.: US15915010Application Date: 2018-03-07
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Publication No.: US10659348B2Publication Date: 2020-05-19
- Inventor: Mark P. Bendyk , Charles S. Cardinell , Roger G. Hathorn , Steven E. Klein
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Konrad Raynes Davda & Victor LLP
- Agent Rabindranath Dutta
- Main IPC: H04L12/703
- IPC: H04L12/703 ; H04L12/939

Abstract:
A lower level processor holds a link, in response to detecting a link down condition of the link. In response to the holding of the link, the lower level processor transmits a command to an upper level processor indicating the link down condition of the link. The lower level processor initiates a process of link recovery for the link, in response to receiving an authorization from the upper level processor.
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