@Override public synchronized void start(){
  LOGGER.info("Starting the C2MON alive timer mechanism.");
  timer=new Timer("C2MON-alive-timer");
  timer.schedule(this,INITIAL_SCAN_DELAY,SCAN_INTERVAL);
  running=true;
}

@ Override public synchronized void start ( ) { LOGGER . info ( "Starting the C2MON alive timer mechanism." ) ; timer = new Timer ( "C2MON-alive-timer" ) ; timer . schedule ( this , INITIAL_SCAN_DELAY , SCAN_INTERVAL ) ; running = true ; }
starts the timer . alive timers will be checked from then on .
