@Override public synchronized void stop(){
  LOGGER.info("Stopping the C2MON alive timer mechanism.");
  timer.cancel();
  running=false;
}

@ Override public synchronized void stop ( ) { LOGGER . info ( "Stopping the C2MON alive timer mechanism." ) ; timer . cancel ( ) ; running = false ; }
stops the timer mechanism . no more checks are made on the alive timers . < p > can be restarted using the start method .
