EFFICIENT AND TRANSPARENT REMOTE WAKEUP
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1. A method facilitating remote wake up of a target host, the method comprising:
- acquiring, by the target host, a separate address to receive wake up network traffic;
communicating the separate address to a computer system prior to the target host entering a sleep mode; and
receiving, by the target host, wake up network traffic associated with the separate address.
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Abstract
Systems and methods that facilitate remote wake up are described that provide for efficient and transparent wake up of target hosts by remote hosts. In various embodiments, a separate address can be used by a target host for wake up network traffic, which is different from a regular address associated with a target host for normal network communications. In addition, the disclosed subject matter facilitates controlling wake up operations according to trust, identity, and/or a wake up policy.
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1. A method facilitating remote wake up of a target host, the method comprising:
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acquiring, by the target host, a separate address to receive wake up network traffic; communicating the separate address to a computer system prior to the target host entering a sleep mode; and receiving, by the target host, wake up network traffic associated with the separate address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system facilitating remote wake up, the system comprising a target host, the target host further comprising:
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a storage component for storing data and instructions for placing the target host in a sleep mode, setting one or more wake up traffic patterns, and waking the target host upon receiving one of the one or more wake up traffic patterns; and a communication component configured to receive network traffic associated with a first address when the target host is not in the sleep mode, to receive and recognize network traffic associated with a second address as one of the one or more wake up traffic patterns when the target host is in the sleep mode, and to signal the target host to resume from the sleep mode based in part on the recognition of one of the one or more wake up traffic patterns. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system facilitating remote wake up, the system comprising a resolution server, the resolution server further comprising:
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an authentication component configured to determine whether a remote host is authorized to remotely wake up a target host; and a communication component configured to receive a wake up address associated with the target host, the wake up address is distinct from a normal address of the target host, to transmit network traffic to the wake up address associated with the target host based in part on whether the remote host is authorized to remotely wake up the target host, and to transmit the normal address of the target host to the remote host based on a resolution protocol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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