Managing stability of a link coupling an adapter of a computing system to a port of a networking device for in-band data communications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8769088
APP PUB NO 20130086248A1
SERIAL NO

13249940

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Managing stability of a link coupling an adapter of a computing system to a port of a networking device for in-band data communications, the adapter and the network device coupled for out-of-band data communications to a management module, where link stability is managed by: monitoring link health including retrieving adapter link statistics from the adapter and networking device link statistics from the networking device; determining, in dependence upon the adapter and networking device link statistics, whether the link health meets predefined health acceptability criteria; and if the link health does not meet predefined health acceptability criteria, instructing the adapter to execute one or more predefined corrective actions.

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  • LENOVO INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Campbell, Keith M Cary, US 28 133
Caporale, Patrick L Cary, US 12 45
Metry, Caroline M Cary, US 9 68
Patel, Pravin S Cary, US 25 237

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