Simplifying connection establishment in systems accessing other systems via redundant addressable gateways
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1. A method of simplifying implementation of a first system accessing a plurality of systems via an active gateway, wherein said active gateway corresponds to any one of a plurality of redundant gateways, said method comprising:
- configuring said first system to communicate with said active gateway using a pre-specified address;
selecting a specific gateway from said plurality of redundant gateways to operate as said active gateway; and
configuring said specific gateway to be accessible by said pre_specified address.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, any of the redundant gateways selected to operate as an active gateway, is configured to be accessible by a pre-specified address. As a result, any systems communicating with other systems via a gateway may use the same pre-specified address to access the other system irrespective of which of the redundant gateways is operating as an active gateway. The implementation of systems is simplified as a result.
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1. A method of simplifying implementation of a first system accessing a plurality of systems via an active gateway, wherein said active gateway corresponds to any one of a plurality of redundant gateways, said method comprising:
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configuring said first system to communicate with said active gateway using a pre-specified address;
selecting a specific gateway from said plurality of redundant gateways to operate as said active gateway; and
configuring said specific gateway to be accessible by said pre_specified address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A networking environment comprising:
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a plurality of systems;
a first system to communicate with an active gateway using a pre-specified address to communicate with each of said plurality of systems; and
a plurality of redundant gateways, wherein any of said plurality of redundant gateways selected to operate as said active gateway is configured to be accessible by said pre_specified address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for causing each of a plurality of redundant gateway to simplifying implementation of a first system accessing a plurality of systems via an active gateway, wherein said active gateway corresponds to any one of a plurality of redundant gateways, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes said one or more processors to perform the actions of:
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configuring any of said plurality of redundant gateways selected as said active gateway to be accessible by said pre_specified address, whereby said first system can access said plurality of systems by using only said pre-specified address to communicate via said active gateway. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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