Method and apparatus for providing a bit masked heartbeat signal
AssigneeCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
InventorsElliot Stanley Duff, John David Bunton, Garry Allan Einicke, John David Bunton
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of providing a bit masked heartbeat signal across a digital communication network to a plurality of managed devices, said method comprising the steps of: providing a state value for each one of said managed devices; generating a heartbeat packet comprising state data that incorporates said state value of each one of said managed devices; and transmitting said heartbeat packet to each one of said managed devices.
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A method of providing a bit masked heartbeat signal across a digital communication network to a plurality of managed devices, said method comprising the steps of
- (a) providing a state value for each one of said managed devices;
- (b) generating a heartbeat packet comprising state data that incorporates said state value of each one of said managed devices;
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- (c) transmitting said heartbeat packet to each one of said managed devices.
A method of processing a bit masked heartbeat packet at a first managed device of a plurality of managed devices, said method comprising the steps of
- (a) receiving said heartbeat packet at said first managed device;
- (b) isolating, from said state data, a respective state value for said first managed device;
- and
- (c) activating, or deactivating, said first managed device in response to said respective state value.
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A device for processing a bit masked heartbeat packet at a first managed device of a plurality of managed devices, said device comprising:
- a receiver for receiving said heartbeat packet via a digital communication network;
- a processor element coupled to said receiver;
- said processor adapted to perform the steps of
- (a) receiving said heartbeat packet at said first managed device;
- (b) isolating, from said state data, a respective state value for said first managed device;
- and
- (c) activating, or deactivating, said first managed device in response to said respective state value.
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