Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Master-slave adapter
- Patent Title (中): 主从适配器
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Application No.: US10685181Application Date: 2003-10-14
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Publication No.: US07668923B2Publication Date: 2010-02-23
- Inventor: Jay R. Herring , Tracy C. Phillips
- Applicant: Jay R. Herring , Tracy C. Phillips
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
- Agent Steven Chiu, Esq.; Blanche E. Schiller, Esq.
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06F11/00

Abstract:
A system and method are provided in which communication adapters, which are used for the transfer of message packets from and amongst a plurality of data processing nodes, are provided with internal storage which is used to indicate the status of a particular adapter as a master, as a slave or as a backup up adapter. This information provides the adapters with the ability to be called into service to take over the operations of another adapter in the event of node or adapter failure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050080933A1 Master-slave adapter Public/Granted day:2005-04-14
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