NETWORK APPARATUS FOR USE IN CLUSTER SYSTEM

• US 20150236897A1
• Filed: 02/20/2014
• Published: 08/20/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Silicon Motion Technology (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Silicon Motion)
• Original Assignee: Bigtera Limited (Silicon Motion)
• Inventors: Chen, Jian-Ying, Yu, Tsung-Lin
• Application Number:
  US14/184,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20150236897A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0668 by dynamic selection of recovery network elements, e.g. replacement by the most appropriate element after failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0695 the faulty arrangement being the maintenance, administration or management system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/32 for defining a routing cluster membership

Abstract

A first network apparatus for use in a cluster system is provided. A second network apparatus administers the first network apparatus and the at least one third network apparatus. The first network apparatus comprises a transceiver, a storage unit and a processor. The transceiver is configured to connect with the second network apparatus and the at least one third network apparatus, and to receive status information of the at least one third network apparatus. The storage is configured to store the status information. The processor is configured to determine that the second network apparatus fails in the cluster system, and to administer the at least one third network apparatus according to the status information

Claims

1. A first network apparatus for use in a cluster system, the cluster system comprising a second network apparatus and at least one third network apparatus, the second network apparatus administering the first network apparatus and the at least one third network apparatus, the first network apparatus comprising:

a transceiver, being configured to connect with the second network apparatus and the at least one third network apparatus of the cluster system, and to receive status information of the at least one third network apparatus from the at least one third network apparatus;

a storage unit, being configured to store the status information;

a processor, being configured to determine that the second network apparatus fails in the cluster system, and to administer the at least one third network apparatus according to the status information.

2. The first network apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to administer the at least one third network apparatus via transmitting a control message by the transceiver.

3. The first network apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to administer at least one fourth network apparatus via transmitting a control message through the at least one third network apparatus by the transceiver.

4. The first network apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive an adding message from a fifth network apparatus, and to transmit a response message to the fifth network apparatus for connecting the fifth network apparatus.