Patent ID: 9628326
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of managing network connection of a network node comprising a first network interface card (NIC) of a first type and a second NIC of a second type, the method comprising: creating a first interface device in the network node and setting the first interface device to exchange data with a bridge connected to the first NIC of the first type in response to detection of a failure in the first NIC of the first type; determining a secondary node which is connected to the network node and at least has a third NIC of the first type and a fourth NIC of the second type that are both in a normal operating state; instructing the secondary node to create a second interface device therein and to set the second interface device to exchange data with the third NIC of the first type in the secondary node; and constructing a data channel between the first interface device and the second interface device, such that the data channel is capable of conducting data transmission using a network formed by the second and fourth NICs of the second type.