Patent ID: 8230115
Filing Date: 2012-07-24
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. An adapter comprising: a first port having a first Internet Protocol (IP) address and configured to receive a first received message over a first transmission route, wherein the first received message contains output data and wherein the first transmission route is external to the adapter; a second port having a second IP address and configured to receive a second received message over a second transmission route, wherein the first and second received messages are part of a same multicast group, and wherein the second transmission route is external to the adapter and is different from the first transmission route; a switching module coupled to the first port and the second port; a memory containing a data structure; and a connection manager configured to: wherein the adapter is configured to swap the first and second IP addresses of the first and second ports when the adapter detects that the first transmission route is non-operational, and wherein the connection manager is configured to determine whether the first transmission route and the second transmission route are operational based on a comparison of a message delay of the first and second transmission routes.