Patent ID: 8228954

Claim:
A method comprising: a first Internet Protocol (IP) router receiving sensor data within an IP network from at least one of a second IP router or an attached host sensor node, the sensor data distinct from link data of a network link; the first IP router generating sensor information based on storing the sensor data with metadata describing reception of the sensor data by the first IP router in a routing information base, the routing information base further storing routing information required for the first IP router to establish one or more routes to provide reachability to a destination within the IP network; and the first IP router synchronizing the routing information base with the routing information base of at least one of the second IP router or a third IP router within the IP network according to an IP routing protocol to maintain reachability within the IP network, the synchronizing of the routing information base including synchronizing the sensor information stored in the routing information base, wherein the synchronizing further includes: the first IP router receiving sensor information from the third IP router according to the IP routing protocol providing synchronization of the routing information base in the first IP router with a remote routing information base of the third IP router, the first IP router generating sensor knowledge based on generating metadata describing evolution of the sensor information generated by the first IP router, and the received sensor information from the third IP router, relative to a prescribed evolution domain, and storing the metadata describing the evolution in the routing information base.