Patent ID: 7409432
Filing Date: 2008-08-05
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for efficiently merging subnets comprising the steps of: linking a first subnet, having a first subnet manager and a first database utilized to control the entire first subnet, with a second subnet, having a second subnet manager and a second database utilized to control the entire second subnet, to create a merged subnet; wherein said first and second database comprise configuration entries, each including time-stamped partition key (P Key) and global unique identifier (GUID), which time-stamp indicates a time that said configuration entries are created and modified by respective ones of said first and second subnet managers; and dynamically selecting and configuring one of said first subnet manager and said second subnet manager as a master subnet manager, which controls the entire merged subnet, wherein control of the entire merged subnet includes control of both said first subnet and said second subnet, wherein said dynamically selecting and configuring includes: