System and method for managing a network
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1. A method for managing a network, the network comprising:
- partitioning the network into at least one subnet, the at least one subnet including a plurality of clients;
selecting one of the plurality of clients to be operable as a subnet controller; and
selecting another of the plurality of clients to be operable as a successor subnet controller, the subnet controller and the successor subnet controller being operable for determining health of the plurality of clients within the at least one subnet.
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Abstract
A method for managing a network, the network comprising partitioning the network into at least one subnet, the at least one subnet including a plurality of clients, selecting one of the plurality of clients to be operable as a subnet controller, and selecting another of the plurality of clients to be operable as a successor subnet controller, the subnet controller and the successor subnet controller being operable for determining health of the plurality of clients within the at least one subnet.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for managing a network, the network comprising:
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partitioning the network into at least one subnet, the at least one subnet including a plurality of clients;
selecting one of the plurality of clients to be operable as a subnet controller; and
selecting another of the plurality of clients to be operable as a successor subnet controller, the subnet controller and the successor subnet controller being operable for determining health of the plurality of clients within the at least one subnet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for managing a subnet having a plurality of clients, the method comprising:
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operating as a subnet controller, the subnet controller being one of the plurality of clients;
reporting to a global controller;
receiving data from the global controller;
transmitting data to the plurality of clients within the subnet;
receiving feedback data from at least one client of the plurality of clients;
evaluating the feedback data for determining health of the at least one client; and
reporting to the global controller data regarding the health of the at least one client. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system for managing a network including at least one subnet, the system comprising:
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a plurality of clients located within the at least one subnet, one client of the plurality of clients operable as a subnet controller for managing the at least one subnet, each of the plurality of clients having an election algorithm for selecting the one client within each of the plurality of subnets operable as the subnet controller; and
a global controller coupled to the at least one subnet, the global controller transmitting at least one health rule to the one client within each of the plurality of subnets operable as the subnet controller, wherein the one client within the at least one subnet operable as the subnet controller delegates to at least one of the other clients within the at least one subnet monitoring of the plurality of clients within the at least one subnet according to the at least one health rule.
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