Patent ID: 9161239
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of network access point management, said method comprising: connecting to a network access point with a first controller device implemented by at least one processor; transmitting an updated configuration for said network access point from said first controller device to said network access point; transmitting a new value for a configuration version indicator to be stored at said network access point from the first controller device to said network access point; transmitting an identifier of the network access point and said new value for said configuration version indicator for the network access point from said first controller device to each of other controller devices in a group of interconnected controller devices to which said first controller device belongs; receiving, by the first controller device, from the other controller devices in the group, identifiers of network access points controlled by the other controller devices, time values indicating amounts of time the network access points have been connected to the other controller devices, and configuration version values of configurations implemented at the network access points; when the first controller device receives conflicting configuration version values for a second network access point, determining, by the first controller device, which of the other controller devices is most recently connected to the second network access point by examining the time values associated with the conflicting configuration version values; and storing the configuration version value received from the controller device which is most recently connected to the second network access point.