Patent ID: 9531625
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a primary network device including (i) a primary processor coupled to a primary memory storing primary operational and executable code, (ii) a primary hardware device including primary circuits, (iii) a primary protect port and a primary working port; a secondary network device including (i) a secondary processor coupled to a secondary memory storing secondary operational and executable code, (ii) a secondary hardware device including secondary circuits, (iii) a secondary protect port and a secondary working port being coupled by an inter-device path, the secondary protect port being coupled to the primary working port and the primary protect port coupled to a remote client device by a protect network path and the secondary protect port coupled to the remote device by a working network path; a peer device coupled to the primary and secondary network devices; wherein the secondary operational and executable code is effective to cause the secondary processor— wherein the secondary circuits of the secondary hardware device are configured to—