Inventors:
Mark L. Kamenetsky - Menlo Park CA, US
Timothy J. Kusumi - Los Gatos CA, US
Adeline Pang - San Jose CA, US
Scott K. Pickett - Los Gatos CA, US
Uthayakumar Kumarasamy - San Jose CA, US
Dolores Seraphina Atemasov - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
Converged Data Solutions, Inc. - Marshall TX
International Classification:
G06F 15/173
US Classification:
709223, 709203, 709219, 709222, 709250
Abstract:
The present invention discloses improved systems and methods for multisite management of computer server systems and in particular converged communication systems based on a decentralized architecture. Certain and various aspects relating to atomic error handling, transaction-based authentication/security, intelligent bandwidth management, decoupled data/configuration messaging, improved scalability, auto-detection functions, business metrics, etc. , also are disclosed. A console is disclosed that communicates with each of a plurality of converged communications systems, e. g. , preferably through the use of sockets. The actual traffic load is decentralized among the computer server systems, as each one uses direct connections (e. g. , via an enhanced file transfer protocol) to access update/configuration data as needed. In addition, an improved communication protocol is disclosed that is optimized for the multisite management architecture of the present invention.