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A method and apparatus for an active standby control system on a network
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In this paper, a method and apparatus for providing an active standby control system comprising the steps of providing a first and second controller, each controller having an operating state, is presented.Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing an active standby control system comprising the steps of providing a first and second controller, each controller having an operating state. Each controller is operably connected to a network. Assigning a network identifier, i.e., Internet Protocol, Media Access Control address, etc., to each controller and sensing the operating state of each controller. The network identifier of each controller is determined by the operating state of each respective controller.read more
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