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Patent Inventor Names
Debdayal Mandal0
Date of Patent
June 8, 2010
Patent Application Number
11878129
Date Filed
July 20, 2007
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A method is described of managing nodes in a computer cluster comprising: each node repeatedly broadcasting a cluster summary message; a cluster coordinator node identifying failed nodes by analysing cluster summary messages received from other nodes in the cluster; and the cluster coordinator node broadcasting an updated cluster organization status, if failed nodes are identified. In at least preferred embodiments, the broadcasts can be transmitted using an ad-hoc wireless network.
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