Method and system for re-establishing communication link in a network by using viral communication
First Claim
1. A method for re-establishing connection of a disconnected network device with a network using viral communication, the network comprising a plurality of network devices, the method comprisingdetermining that a connection between the disconnected network device and the network has been broken;
- sending a viral communication request, the viral communication request being sent for re-establishing connection between the disconnected network device and the network;
establishing a wireless connection corresponding to a connection request between a neighbor device and the disconnected network device, the neighbor device being one of the plurality of network devices neighboring the disconnected network device;
receiving at least one configuration instruction in response to the connection request; and
executing the received configuration instructions, whereby the execution of the configuration instructions re-establishes connection of the disconnected network device with the network.
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Abstract
A method and a system for re-establishing the connection of a network device with a network, using viral communication, are provided. According to the various embodiments, a disconnected network device acts as a simple wireless device and contacts a neighboring network device to obtain configuration information. The request can be forwarded to a network management station (NMS) through one or more neighbors of the disconnected network device. Connectivity is obtained by executing the configuration instructions obtained from the NMS.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for re-establishing connection of a disconnected network device with a network using viral communication, the network comprising a plurality of network devices, the method comprising
determining that a connection between the disconnected network device and the network has been broken; -
sending a viral communication request, the viral communication request being sent for re-establishing connection between the disconnected network device and the network; establishing a wireless connection corresponding to a connection request between a neighbor device and the disconnected network device, the neighbor device being one of the plurality of network devices neighboring the disconnected network device; receiving at least one configuration instruction in response to the connection request; and executing the received configuration instructions, whereby the execution of the configuration instructions re-establishes connection of the disconnected network device with the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for re-establishing connection of a disconnected network device with a network using viral communication, the network comprising a plurality of network devices, the system comprising
a connection module for establishing a wireless connection between one of the plurality of network devices and the disconnected network device, the one of the plurality of network devices neighboring the disconnected network device; -
a viral communication module for sending a request for configuration instructions and for receiving at least one configuration instruction in response to the request, the request being sent to a plurality of network devices; and a configuration module for executing the received configuration instructions, whereby the execution of the configuration instructions re-establishes connection of the disconnected network device with the network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for re-establishing connection of a disconnected network device with a network using viral communication, the network comprising a plurality of network devices, the system comprising
means for determining that a connection between the disconnected network device and the network has been broken; -
means for sending a viral communication request, the viral communication request being sent for re-establishing connection between the disconnected network device and the network; means for establishing a wireless connection corresponding to a connection request between a neighbor device and the disconnected network device, the neighbor device being one of the plurality of network devices neighboring the disconnected network device; means for receiving at least one configuration instruction in response to a connection request; and means for executing the received configuration instructions, whereby the execution of the configuration instructions re-establishes connection of the disconnected network device with the network.
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10. A machine-readable medium including instructions executable by the processor comprising
one or more instructions for determining that a connection between a disconnected network device and a network has been broken; -
one or more instructions for sending a viral communication request, the viral communication request being sent for re-establishing connection between the disconnected network device and the network; one or more instructions for establishing a wireless connection corresponding to a connection request between a neighbor device and the disconnected network device, the neighbor device being one of the plurality of network devices neighboring the disconnected network device; one or more instructions for receiving at least one configuration instruction in response to a connection request; and one or more instructions for executing the received configuration instructions, whereby the execution of the configuration instructions re-establishes connection of the disconnected network device with the network.
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