Patent ID: 6260158
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for fail-over connection between a first and second processing unit within a computer system, said method comprising the steps of:detecting a failure condition across a first communications link connecting said first and second processing units;selecting, upon said failure condition detection, a secondary communications link between said first and second processing units within said computer system; andestablishing communications between said first and second processing units across said secondary communications link,wherein said first and second processing units each respectively comprise therein:a device driver module;a peer transport agent connected to said device driver module; anda plurality of transports each connected to a respective peer transport agent, said first communications link being between a first transport within said first processing unit and another first transport within said second processing unit, and said secondary communications link being between a second transport within said first processing unit and another second transport within said second processing unit.