METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF AN INTERFACING-DEVICE NETWORK

摘要

A local controller maintains a local database which stores information associated with a set of interfacing devices of a local-area network. The local database can include a database mirror for a remote database, of a remote controller, that stores information for a set of provisioned interfacing devices. When a remote controller hosting the remote database is offline, the local controller can maintain primary control of interfacing devices within the local area network. However, when the local controller determines that the remote controller has come online, the local controller can rescind primary control of interfacing devices within the local area network to the remote controller.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
maintaining, by a first network controller, a first database which stores information associated with a first set of sensor-interfacing devices of a local-area network, wherein the first network controller has primary control of the first set of provisioned sensor-interfacing devices while a second network controller, which is configured to maintain at least the first set of provisioned sensor-interfacing devices, is offline; and responsive to determining that the second network controller has come online:
synchronizing the first database with a second database of the second network controller that stores information associated with at least the first set of sensor-interfacing devices; andconfiguring the first network controller to rescind primary control, of the first set of sensor-interfacing devices of the local area network, to the second network controller.