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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2022
Sagemcom Broadband Sas, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
Sylvain Le Roux, Rueil Malmaison, FR;
SAGEMCOM BROADBAND SAS, Bois-Colombes, FR;
Abstract
A method provided manages a controller function of investigator equipment belonging to a backhaul network, which includes a plurality of items of equipment managing a unified wireless network. Each item of equipment the controller function of which is active fulfils a role of controller. The investigator equipment can activate and deactivate the controller function without requiring rebooting. The method includes: recording age of investigator equipment corresponding to a time since which the equipment has been fulfilling the role of controller, broadcasting discovery request, determining that responding equipment is fulfilling role of controller according to information representing role of controller present in response from the responding equipment, when the controller function of the investigator equipment is active, obtaining the age of the responding equipment, and deactivating the controller function of the investigator equipment if the age of the investigator equipment is less than the age of the responding equipment.