Device management system
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1. A networking device, comprising:
- a management module; and
an interface board configured to;
provide bi-directional communication between the management module and one or more expansion modules, wherein the interface board communicates with the management module and connects to the one or more devices via one or more communication protocols supported by the one or more devices;
receive a data packet from a first device;
identify a protocol ID associated with the data packet that identifies a first communication protocol for the data packet that is supported by the first device;
convert the data packet, based on the protocol ID, from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol for transmission over a TCP/IP connection; and
communicate the data packet in the second communication protocol to the management module.
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Abstract
A management system includes an interface board configured to provide bi-directional communication between a networking device and one or more devices, wherein the interface board is coupled to the networking device and connects to one or more devices via one or more communication protocols supported by one or more devices. The management system further includes a management module connected to the interface board with the management module configured to receive, from the interface board, data packets generated by the one or more devices, and transmit the data packets to a remote server.
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1. A networking device, comprising:
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a management module; and an interface board configured to; provide bi-directional communication between the management module and one or more expansion modules, wherein the interface board communicates with the management module and connects to the one or more devices via one or more communication protocols supported by the one or more devices; receive a data packet from a first device; identify a protocol ID associated with the data packet that identifies a first communication protocol for the data packet that is supported by the first device; convert the data packet, based on the protocol ID, from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol for transmission over a TCP/IP connection; and communicate the data packet in the second communication protocol to the management module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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providing bi-directional communication between one or more first devices on a wide area network (WAN) and one or more second devices coupled to an interface board within one of the one or more first devices; receiving a data packet from the interface board in a networking device, wherein the data packet comprises usage data generated by one or more devices connected to the interface board via a first communication protocol unsupported by the networking device, wherein the data packet was converted by the interface board, based on a protocol ID, from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol that is supported by the networking device for transmission over the WAN; and transmitting payloads of data packets to a server computing device of the one or more first devices, wherein the server computing device generates usage statistics based on the payloads. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A networking device comprising:
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an interface board; a memory; and a processing device, coupled to the memory, configured to; provide bi-directional communication between one or more first devices on a wide area network (WAN) and one or more second devices coupled to the interface board within one of the one or more first devices; receive a data packet from the interface board in a networking device, wherein the data packet comprises usage data generated by one or more devices connected to the interface board via a first communication protocol unsupported by the networking device, wherein the data packet was converted by the interface board, based on a protocol ID, from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol that is supported by the networking device for transmission over the WAN; and transmit payloads of data packets to a server computing device of the one or more first devices, wherein the server computing device generates usage statistics based on the payloads. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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