Network status messaging
First Claim
1. A method for operating a network having a plurality of nodes comprising:
- generating status messages at each node of said network, said status messages each including at least a node identification and a message age;
periodically transmitting said status messages from each node of said network;
receiving said status messages at each node of said network;
aging said status messages at each node of said network; and
retransmitting said aged status messages at each node of said network.
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Abstract
In a register insertion network having a plurality of nodes, each node generates status messages including at least an identification of the node that generated the status message and a message age. These status messages are periodically transmitted by each node of the network and received at each node of the network. When received, the status messages are aged and retransmitted onto the network unless the receiving node was the source of the status message in which case it is removed from the network. Node statuses, determined from the status messages, are stored at each node and enable the determination of network size, structure or topology and status of the nodes to assist in monitoring and testing of the network.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for operating a network having a plurality of nodes comprising:
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generating status messages at each node of said network, said status messages each including at least a node identification and a message age;
periodically transmitting said status messages from each node of said network;
receiving said status messages at each node of said network;
aging said status messages at each node of said network; and
retransmitting said aged status messages at each node of said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A network having a plurality of nodes, each node comprising:
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logic for generating status messages each including at least a node identification and a message age;
logic for periodically transmitting said status messages;
logic for receiving said status messages at each node of said network;
logic for aging said status messages at each node of said network; and
logic for retransmitting said aged status messages at each node of said network.
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