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Re: Sensors / Switches / etc


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: Sensors / Switches / etc
  • From: "patricklidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:50:47 -0000
  • Mailing-list: list ukha_d@xxxxxxx; contact ukha_d-owner@xxxxxxx
  • Reply-to: ukha_d@xxxxxxx

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Dan" <dtoma@f...> wrote:
> > Ooh, missed this earlier. My HA system will continue to function
> > without a central controller. Some functionality (e.g. web
serving)
> > is impaired, but basic control remains -- enough for the pc not
to
> > qualify as a single point of failure.
>
> There is any other xAP based controller or the network works in a
> peer-to-peer mode?

A mixture of both.

"Controller" functions have a use.
Devices can detect the loss of a controller if required.
Devices can be loaded with if-then rules; these rules can be active
all the time, or just when loss of another device/controller is
detected.
True distributed processing :-)

Patrick



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