Managing processes of a network component

A method for managing a network component of a communication network, comprising:

• managing a plurality of processes of a network component using a process manager of a platform of the network component;
• communicating data among the processes using a process communication module of the platform, the data communicated among the processes by:
• allocating a message buffer of a shared memory to a first process of the plurality of processes, the message buffer operable to store a message from the first process;
• storing the message in the message buffer;
• inserting the message buffer into a message queue corresponding to a second process of the plurality of processes;
• and
• providing the second process access to the message buffer to read the message from the first process;
• controlling the processes of the network component in response to a plurality of mate processes of a mate network component related as a redundant peer with the network component using a redundancy manager of the platform;
• and
• providing an interface between the processes and an operating system using an operating system interface of the platform.

Logic for managing a network component of a communication network, the logic encoded in a medium and operable to:

• manage a plurality of processes of a network component using a process manager of a platform of the network component;
• communicate data among the processes using a process communication module of the platform, the data communicated among the processes by:
• allocating a message buffer of a shared memory to a first process of the plurality of processes, the message buffer operable to store a message from the first process;
• storing the message in the message buffer;
• inserting the message buffer into a message queue corresponding to a second process of the plurality of processes;
• and
• providing the second process access to the message buffer to read the message from the first process;
• control the processes of the network component in response to a plurality of mate processes of a mate network component related as a redundant peer with the network component using a redundancy manager of the platform;
• and
• provide an interface between the processes and an operating system using an operating system interface of the platform.

A system for managing a network component of a communication network, comprising:

• means for managing a plurality of processes of a network component using a process manager of a platform of the network component;
• means for communicating data among the processes using a process communication module of the platform, the data communicated among the processes by:
• allocating a message buffer of a shared memory to a first process of the plurality of processes, the message buffer operable to store a message from the first process;
• storing the message in the message buffer;
• inserting the message buffer into a message queue corresponding to a second process of the plurality of processes;
• and
• providing the second process access to the message buffer to read the message from the first process;
• means for controlling the processes of the network component in response to a plurality of mate processes of a mate network component related as a redundant peer with the network component using a redundancy manager of the platform;
• and
• means for providing an interface between the processes and an operating system using an operating system interface of the platform.

A method for managing a network component of a communication network, comprising:

• managing a plurality of processes of a network component using a process manager of a platform of the network component by:
• initiating a process;
• detecting that the process is not performing;
• determining whether to restart the process or to continue operation of the network component without the process;
• and
• restarting the process or continuing operation of the network component without the process in accordance with the determination;
• communicating data among the processes using a process communication module of the platform by:
• allocating a message buffer of a shared memory to a first process of the plurality of processes, the message buffer operable to store a message from the first process;
• storing the message in the message buffer;
• inserting the message buffer into a message queue corresponding to a second process of the plurality of processes;
• and
• providing the second process access to the message buffer to read the message from the first process;
• controlling the processes of the network component in response to a plurality of mate processes of a mate network component related as a redundant peer with the network component using a redundancy manager of the platform;
• replicating data between the network component and the mate network component using a data replicator of the platform by:
• assigning an entry of a replication table of a shared memory database to a stable call, the replication table associated with a network component operable to process the stable call;
• storing the data associated with the stable call in the shared memory database;
• updating the entry in response to storing the data;
• sending the data to a mate network component of the network components;
• and
• updating the entry in response to sending the data;
• recording a trace message from a process in the shared memory;
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• providing an interface between the processes and an operating system using an operating system interface of the platform.