Patent ID: 8305876
Filing Date: 2012-11-06
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: detecting a first malfunction, wherein said first malfunction affects a first processing resource in a first signal processor in a first data-processing system; receiving a first indication, which indicates that said first processing resource has been assigned to handle a first packet stream, wherein said first processing resource is addressable by a first transport layer port number, and wherein said first transport layer port number exists in the address space of a first plurality of signal processors that comprises said first signal processor; selecting a second processing resource to handle said first packet stream, wherein the selection occurs as the result of (i) the detection of said first malfunction and (ii) the receiving of said first indication; reassigning said first transport layer port number to said second processing resource; detecting a second malfunction, wherein said second malfunction affects a third processing resource in said first signal processor; receiving a second indication, which indicates that said third processing resource has been assigned to handle a second packet stream, wherein said third processing resource is addressable by a second transport layer port number, and wherein said second transport layer port number exists in the address space of said first plurality of signal processors; selecting a fourth processing resource to handle said second packet stream, wherein the selection occurs as the result of (i) the detection of said second malfunction and (ii) the receiving of said second indication; and reassigning said second transport layer port number to said fourth processing resource.