Patent ID: 11914495
Assignee: TANIUM INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. The server system of claim 10, wherein the one or more programs includes instructions for:
after receiving the first report from a respective machine of the N respective machines, sending, an instruction packet to the respective machine via the linear communication orbit, wherein the instruction packet is propagated to the respective machine through the one or more upstream machines along the linear communication orbit, and wherein the instruction packet includes an instruction for establishing a direct duplex connection between the respective machine and the server system;
receiving from the respective machine a connection request, sent by the respective machine in response to receiving the instruction packet through the linear communication orbit, wherein the connection request is to establish the direct duplex connection between the respective machine and the server system in accordance with a respective network connection protocol; and
receiving from the respective machine, via the direct duplex connection, additional information, not included in the first report, with respect to performance information stored locally in the local database of the respective machine.