GB2330741A - Distributed stack management - Google Patents

Distributed stack management

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Publication number
GB2330741A
GB2330741A GB9900425A GB9900425A GB2330741A GB 2330741 A GB2330741 A GB 2330741A GB 9900425 A GB9900425 A GB 9900425A GB 9900425 A GB9900425 A GB 9900425A GB 2330741 A GB2330741 A GB 2330741A
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stack management
ports
network
distributed stack
communications
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GB9900425A
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GB9900425D0 (en
GB2330741B (en
Inventor
Peter Wilson
Peter Holiday
Richard Andrew Quine
Paul Garner
Graeme Jones Mckerrell
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3Com Ireland
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3Com Ireland
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Priority claimed from GBGB9615423.2A external-priority patent/GB9615423D0/en
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Publication of GB2330741A publication Critical patent/GB2330741A/en
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/0803—Configuration setting
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L41/00—Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
    • H04L41/08—Configuration management of networks or network elements
    • H04L41/085—Retrieval of network configuration; Tracking network configuration history
    • H04L41/0853—Retrieval of network configuration; Tracking network configuration history by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Data Exchanges In Wide-Area Networks (AREA)
  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)

Abstract

A communication device for use in a network comprising a plurality of device units each having a plurality of ports and a communications link connecting the units together and for connection to the network, wherein each unit includes a processing means for managing and collecting data relating to communications on its ports only, means for generating messages in generic form relating to the data collected and means for applying the messages to the communication link.
GB9900425A 1996-07-23 1997-07-23 Distributed stack management Expired - Fee Related GB2330741B (en)

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GB9900425A GB2330741B (en) 1996-07-23 1997-07-23 Distributed stack management

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GBGB9615423.2A GB9615423D0 (en) 1996-07-23 1996-07-23 Distributed stack management
GB9900425A GB2330741B (en) 1996-07-23 1997-07-23 Distributed stack management
PCT/GB1997/001999 WO1998004066A1 (en) 1996-07-23 1997-07-23 Distributed stack management

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GB9900425D0 GB9900425D0 (en) 1999-02-24
GB2330741A true GB2330741A (en) 1999-04-28
GB2330741B GB2330741B (en) 2001-03-14

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Cited By (2)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2350530A (en) * 1999-05-25 2000-11-29 3Com Corp Port mirroring across a trunked stack of multi-port devices
GB2354914A (en) * 1999-09-29 2001-04-04 Ibm Tracking and finding lost messages in a network

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US5226120A (en) * 1990-05-21 1993-07-06 Synoptics Communications, Inc. Apparatus and method of monitoring the status of a local area network

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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A Clark et al, "3rd Int. Conf. On Intelligence In Broadband Service & Networks",1995,ISS & N,p415-29 *
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Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2350530A (en) * 1999-05-25 2000-11-29 3Com Corp Port mirroring across a trunked stack of multi-port devices
GB2350530B (en) * 1999-05-25 2001-05-30 3Com Corp Port mirroring across a trunked stack of multi-port communication devices
US6785286B1 (en) 1999-05-25 2004-08-31 3Com Corporation Port mirroring across a trunked stack of multi-port communication devices
GB2354914A (en) * 1999-09-29 2001-04-04 Ibm Tracking and finding lost messages in a network
GB2354914B (en) * 1999-09-29 2003-10-22 Ibm Data processing technique for message tracing in an asynchronous messaging network
US6654805B1 (en) 1999-09-29 2003-11-25 International Business Machines Corporation Data processing technique for message tracing in an asynchronous messaging network

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GB2330741B (en) 2001-03-14

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