| 摘要 |
<p>A method and an apparatus for negotiating a master station are disclosed. The method includes: receiving from a master station a management frame that carries a master identity; obtaining a maximum time interval between receiving of the management frame and receiving of a next management frame from the master station; and determining, according to a preset policy, a local station itself as a new master station if no more management frame is received after the maximum time interval. In the embodiments of the present invention, a station other than the master station detects whether the master station is disconnected from the decentralized network by judging whether a management frame is received from the master station within the preset maximum time interval. In this way, once the master station is disconnected from the decentralized network, the network can know such disconnection and negotiate a new master station for maintaining and managing the network.</p> |
