NEGOTIABLE AND ADAPTABLE PERIODIC LINK STATUS MONITORING
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1. A method of negotiating and updating a periodicity for link status notification messages between a host and at least one client in a digital communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- exchanging periodicity parameters between the host and the at least one client during a handshake association process;
selecting a first periodicity during the handshake association process;
sending client link status notification messages to the host by the at least one client according to the first periodicity;
negotiating a second periodicity between the host and the at least one client; and
updating the link status notification messages to the second periodicity.
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Abstract
A method and system for negotiating and updating a periodicity for link status notification messages between a host and at least one client in a digital communication system. The periodicity is negotiated during an association handshake protocol. This allows the periodicity to be updated during the association to adapt to changing conditions in the data link.
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1. A method of negotiating and updating a periodicity for link status notification messages between a host and at least one client in a digital communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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exchanging periodicity parameters between the host and the at least one client during a handshake association process; selecting a first periodicity during the handshake association process; sending client link status notification messages to the host by the at least one client according to the first periodicity; negotiating a second periodicity between the host and the at least one client; and updating the link status notification messages to the second periodicity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for negotiating and updating a periodicity for link status notification messages between a host and at least one client in a digital communication system, the system comprising:
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a processor; means for exchanging periodicity parameters between the host and the at least one client during a handshake process in the processor; means for selecting a first periodicity during the handshake process in the processor; means for sending client link status notification messages to the host by the at least one client according to the first periodicity in the processor; means for negotiating a second periodicity between the host and the at least one client in the processor; and means for updating the link status notification messages to the second periodicity in the processor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A storage media comprising program instructions which are computer-executable to implement a negotiation and an update of a periodicity for link status notification messages between a host and at least one client in a digital communication system, the storage media comprising:
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program instructions that cause an exchange of periodicity parameters between the host and the at least one client during a handshake process; program instructions that cause a selection of a first periodicity during the handshake process; program instructions that cause client link status notification messages to be sent to the host by the at least one client according to the first periodicity; program instructions that cause a negotiation of a second periodicity between the host and the at least one client; and program instructions that cause an update of the link status notification messages to the second periodicity. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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