DEVICE ID ASSIGNMENT IN A SYSTEM OF DEVICES

摘要

Techniques for assigning device identifiers in a system of devices are provided. In one embodiment, a master device of the system can maintain a first configuration that specifies a set of links between a first subset of the devices, where the first configuration includes a device identifier for each device in the first subset. The master device can further generate a second configuration that specifies a set of links between a second subset of the devices, where the second configuration is based on a physical topology of the system, and where one or more devices in the second subset are unknown devices that are not associated with a device identifier in the physical topology. The master device can then assign device identifiers to the unknown devices in the second subset by comparing the first configuration with the second configuration.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
maintaining, by a master device in a system of devices, a first configuration that specifies a set of links between a first subset of the devices, the first configuration including a device identifier for each device in the first subset; generating, by the master device, a second configuration that specifies a set of links between a second subset of the devices, the second configuration being based on a physical topology of the system, one or more devices in the second subset being unknown devices that are not associated with a device identifier in the physical topology; and assigning, by the master device, device identifiers to the unknown devices in the second subset by comparing the first configuration with the second configuration.