Arris Enterprises LLC

Yi-Nan Lee

Sudip Ghosal

Ching-Hung Chen

Kai-Hsiung Cheng

Chien Cheng Ming

During a synchronization technique, states of a primary cluster in the computer system with multiple primary controllers that provide controllers for access points and a backup cluster in the computer system with multiple backup controllers that independently provide controllers for the access points may be dynamically synchronized. In particular the primary cluster may receive configuration requests with configuration information for the access points on an input node of the primary cluster. In response, the primary cluster may store the configuration requests in a replay queue in the computer system. Then, the primary cluster may playback the configuration requests in the replay queue for the backup cluster to synchronize the states of the primary cluster and the backup cluster. For example, the configuration requests may be played back within a time interval associated with a service level agreement of a service provider of a service for the access points.

Cluster failover to avoid network partitioning

A controller and one or more access points that dynamically modify data collection in a system that includes a WLAN is described. In particular, during operation the access point may receive data for a type of data from an electronic device in the WLAN. Then, access point may aggregate the data based on an aggregation interval, where the aggregation interval is predefined for a group of types of data that includes the type of data. Moreover, the access point may transmit the aggregated data to the controller based on a reporting interval, where the reporting interval is predefined for the group of types of data. Next, the access point may receive an instruction from the controller to modify the aggregation interval and/or the reporting interval for the group of types of data. Furthermore, the access point may modify the aggregation interval and/or the reporting interval based on the instruction.

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Milpitas, CA, United States of America

Yi-Nan Lee