an autonomous local area distributed network provides a peer - to - peer network to connect nodes and devices using low cost and low bandwidth communication techniques , thus allowing the network to share node resources and distribute programming tasks across the different nodes . home appliances and devices such as refrigerators , televisions , light switches , light fixtures , garage door openers , stereos , and the like may be configured as nodes on the peer - to - peer network . operational programs , referred to as “ sequences ,” may be distributed across nodes in a network to enable the maximum utilization of available node resources .