Managing links between processor-based systems
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1. A method comprising:
- automatically sending a discovery message, by a first node on a network, to a second node on a network;
enabling access to the second node if a response to the discovery message is received; and
automatically checking a link to the second node to make sure that the second node is still accessible to the first node,wherein the first node on the network comprises a host-based processor system running a plurality of client applications, and wherein the second node on the network provides at least one application service accessible to the first node when the first and second node are linked, and wherein each of the at least one application service corresponds to one of the plurality of client applications running on the host processor.
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Abstract
Software on one system may query nodes which need to be addressed by clients on the system to determine whether those nodes are accessible. The software may query those nodes by sending a discovery message to those nodes and monitoring for a discovery response. If the discovery response is received, the software clients may be notified that the connection is existing and can be used to access the remote nodes.
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13 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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automatically sending a discovery message, by a first node on a network, to a second node on a network; enabling access to the second node if a response to the discovery message is received; and automatically checking a link to the second node to make sure that the second node is still accessible to the first node, wherein the first node on the network comprises a host-based processor system running a plurality of client applications, and wherein the second node on the network provides at least one application service accessible to the first node when the first and second node are linked, and wherein each of the at least one application service corresponds to one of the plurality of client applications running on the host processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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automatically sending a discovery message, by a first node on a network, to a second node on a network; enabling access to the second node if a response to the discovery message is received; automatically checking a link to the second node to make sure that the second node is still accessible to the first node, wherein the first node on the network comprises a host-based processor system running one or more client applications, and wherein the second node on the network provides at least one application service accessible to the first node when the first and second node are linked; and implementing a state machine with a connected and a disconnected state and automatically transitioning from the disconnected state to the connected state when a response to a discovery message is received.
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6. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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send a discovery message, by a first node, to a second node in response to a request by a client application to access the second node; enable access to the second node if a response to the discovery message is received; and automatically check a link to the second node to make sure that the second node is still accessible to the first node, wherein the first node comprises a host-based processor system running a plurality of client applications, and wherein the second node on the network provides at least one application service accessible to the first node when the first and second node are linked, and wherein each of the at least one application service corresponds to one of the plurality of client applications running on the host processor. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. An article comprising a medium storing instructions that enable a processor-based system to:
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send a discovery message, by a first node, to a second node in response to a request by a client application to access the second node; enable access to the second node if a response to the discovery message is received; automatically check a link to the second node to make sure that the second node is still accessible to the first node, wherein the first node comprises a host-based processor system running one or more client applications, and wherein the second node on the network provides at least one application service accessible to the first node when the first and second node are linked; and enable the processor-based system to implement a state machine with a connected and a disconnected state and to automatically transition from the disconnected state to the connected state when a response to a discovery message is received.
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11. A system comprising:
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a network interface; and a storage coupled to said network interface, said storage storing instructions that enable said system to automatically send a discovery message to a node over said interface to access the node and to enable node access if a response to the discovery message is received, said storage further storing instructions that enable said system to automatically check said node at timed intervals in order to maintain a connected state, wherein a plurality of client applications are to run on said system, and wherein said discovery message is sent to the node as a result of a request from one of the plurality of client applications to access said node, and the requested access is for an application service corresponding to the one of the plurality of client applications. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a network interface; and a storage coupled to said network interface, said storage storing instructions that enable said system to automatically send a discovery message to a node over said interface to access the node and to enable node access if a response to the discovery message is received, said storage further storing instructions that enable said system to automatically check said node at timed intervals in order to maintain a connected state, wherein one or more client applications are to run on said system, and wherein said discovery message is sent to the node as a result of a request from one of the client applications to access said node, wherein said storage further stores instructions that enable said system to implement a state machine with a connected and a disconnected state and automatically transition from the disconnected state to the connected state when a response to a discovery message is received.
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