Adaptible keepalive for enterprise extenders
First Claim
1. An enterprise extender (EE) keep alive data processing system comprising:
- an EE;
a keep alive processor coupled to the EE; and
, a variable current timer value configured for expansion in size responsive to the keep alive processor detecting a period of inactivity in an EE partner, and for contraction in size responsive to the keep alive processor detecting a period of activity in the EE partner.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to keep alive processing for enterprise extenders and provide a method, system and computer program product for adaptable keep alive processing for enterprise extenders. In one embodiment of the invention, an EE keep alive data processing system can be provided. The system can include an EE, a keep alive processor coupled to the EE, and a variable current timer value. The value can be configured for expansion in size responsive to the keep alive processor detecting a period of inactivity in an EE partner. The value further can be configured for contraction in size responsive to the keep alive processor detecting a period of activity in the EE partner.
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16 Claims
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1. An enterprise extender (EE) keep alive data processing system comprising:
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an EE;
a keep alive processor coupled to the EE; and
,a variable current timer value configured for expansion in size responsive to the keep alive processor detecting a period of inactivity in an EE partner, and for contraction in size responsive to the keep alive processor detecting a period of activity in the EE partner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A keep alive processing method for an enterprise extender (EE), the method comprising:
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monitoring an EE partner link with an EE partner for traffic from the EE partner for an interval specified by a current timer value;
varying a size of the current timer value responsive to detecting periods of activity and inactivity in the EE partner link; and
,keep alive processing the EE partner link whenever traffic is not detected during the interval. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium embodying computer usable program code for keep alive processing for an enterprise extender (EE), the computer program product including:
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computer usable program code for monitoring an EE partner link with an EE partner for traffic from the EE partner for an interval specified by a current timer value;
computer usable program code for varying a size of the current timer value responsive to detecting periods of activity and inactivity in the EE partner link; and
,computer usable program code for keep alive processing the EE partner link whenever traffic is not detected during the interval. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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