EDGE SERVER FAILOVER
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1. A system comprising:
- a first RFID edge server adapted to interact with a RFID tag reader; and
a second RFID edge server adapted to interact with the RFID tag reader, wherein the first and second RFID edge server arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active.
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Abstract
First and second RFID edge servers can interact with RFID tag readers. The first and second RFID edge servers can arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active upon start up or edge server failure.
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18 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a first RFID edge server adapted to interact with a RFID tag reader; and
a second RFID edge server adapted to interact with the RFID tag reader, wherein the first and second RFID edge server arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a first RFID edge server adapted to interact with a RFID tag reader; and
a second RFID edge server adapted to interact with the RFID tag reader, wherein the first and second RFID edge server arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active;
wherein upon start up the first and second RFID edge server race to get RFID readers, then arbitrate who will be connected to all of the RFID readers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium containing code to:
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receive heartbeats from first and second RFID edge servers; and
arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active;
wherein upon start up the first and second RFID edge server race to get RFID readers, then arbitrate who will be connected to all of the RFID readers.
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