22. A system for replicating IP address assignment changes in a distributed database having a plurality of nodes, comprising: a processor configured to: receive a semantic command at a first node having a first local version of the database, wherein the semantic command comprises a semantically expressed request to modify one or more IP address assignments in the database that allows for provisional modification of the first local version of the database before sending the semantic command to a master node having a master version of the database; and provisionally apply the semantic command to the first local version of the database before sending the semantic command to the master node, wherein the provisional applying the semantic command to the first local version of the database comprises modifying the first local version of the database before reconciling the modification with the master node, and wherein if the semantic command includes any IP address assignment changes that would result in an IP address assignment conflict with IP address assignment data stored in the master version of the database on the master node, then the semantic command is not applied to the master node; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory provides the processor with instructions.
24. A system as recited in claim 22 , wherein the processor is further configured to interpret the semantic command, including determining an operation associated with the semantic command, wherein the semantic command is defined by one or more instructions or operations.