System and method for multi-node data synchronization

A telecommunications system for updating and synchronizing data between a master intelligent node and at least one standby intelligent node, said telecommunications system comprising:

• a master index manager within said master intelligent node for allocating an index associated with the location of a stored data element in a master memory on said master intelligent node, said data element having a type associated therewith, said index being associated with a master memory address for said data element within said master memory and a standby memory address for said data element within said standby memory, said index being used by an application within said master and standby intelligent nodes for retrieval of the value associated with said data element;
• a master data transfer function within said master intelligent node having a master batch transfer function for performing data updates between said master and standby intelligent nodes therein, said master batch transfer function receiving a new value associated with said data element, said index and said type from said index manager;
• a buffer within said master intelligent node for storing said new value associated with said data element, said index and said type;
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• a standby data transfer function within said standby intelligent node having a standby batch transfer function therein, said buffer being forwarded to said standby data transfer function, said standby batch transfer function verifying said type and said index and storing said new value in a standby memory within said standby intelligent node, using said index.

A method for updating and synchronizing data between a master intelligent node and at least one standby intelligent node, said method comprising the steps of:

• allocating, by an index manager within said master intelligent node, an index associated with the location of a stored data element in a master memory within said master intelligent node;
• receiving, by a master data transfer function within said master intelligent node, said index from said index manager and said data element, said master data transfer function having master bulk transfer means therein, said master bulk transfer means transferring substantially contiguous, configurable-sized portions of said data to said standby intelligent node, said index being a master starting memory address within said master memory of a given one of said configurable-sized portions of said data;
• storing, by said bulk transfer means within said master intelligent node, said given configurable-sized portion of said data, beginning with said stored data element in a buffer within said master intelligent node;
• forwarding said buffer, by said master data transfer function, to a standby data transfer function within said standby intelligent node;
• receiving, by standby bulk transfer means within said standby data transfer function, a standby starting memory address from a standby index manager within said standby intelligent node;
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• storing, by said standby bulk transfer means, said given configurable-sized portion of said data into a standby memory within said standby intelligent node starting at the location in said standby memory associated with said standby starting memory address.

A method for updating and synchronizing data between a master intelligent node and at least one standby intelligent node, said method comprising the steps of:

• allocating, by an index manager within said master intelligent node, an index associated with the location of a stored data element in a master memory within said master intelligent node, said data element having a type associated therewith, said index being associated with a master memory address for said data element within said master memory and a standby memory address for said data element within a standby memory within said standby intelligent node, said index being used by an application within said master intelligent node to retrieve the value associated with said data element;
• receiving, by a master batch transfer function within a master data transfer function within said master intelligent node, said index, a new value associated with said data element and said type from said master index manager, said master batch transfer function for performing data updates between said master and standby intelligent nodes;
• storing, by a master batch transfer function within said master data transfer function, said new value associated with said data element, said index and said type in a buffer within said master intelligent node;
• forwarding said buffer, by said master data transfer function, to a standby data transfer function within said standby intelligent node;
• verifying, by a standby batch transfer function within said standby data transfer function, said type and said index;
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• storing, by said standby batch transfer function, said new value in said standby memory, using said index.