Fault management in a communication system
AssigneeAfiniti AI Limited
InventorsSyed Laraib IMTIAZ, Sabih UR-REHMAN, Iqra JAVED, Umer ARSHAD
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Abstract
A performed by a first arbiter running on a first node of a communication system, the communication system further comprising a second node and a second arbiter running on the second node. The process includes: transmitting to the second arbiter an are you active message; receiving a response message transmitted by the second arbiter, the response message being responsive to the are you active message; and, after receiving the response, determining the first node to be a standby node.
Claims22
A method performed by a first arbiter running on a first node of a communication system comprising a second node and a second arbiter running on the second node, the method comprising:
- transmitting to the second arbiter an are you active message;
- receiving a response message transmitted by the second arbiter, the response message being responsive to the are you active message;
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- after receiving the response, determining the first node to be a standby node.
A method performed by a first arbiter running on a first node of a communication system comprising a second node and a second arbiter running on the second node, the method comprising:
- transmitting to the second arbiter a first are you active message;
- detecting an expiration of a timer prior to receiving any response to the are you active message;
- after detecting the expiration of the timer, determining whether or not to treat the first node as an active node.
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