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Methods of using beacon messages to discover devices across subnets

  • US 9,491,137 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2015
  • Issued: 11/08/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of discovering an undetected device to be discovered in a communication network having multiple interconnected nodes, comprising:

  • transmitting, by a discoverer to the device to be discovered, at least one unsolicited beacon signal including an IP address to the network and forwarding instructions, said transmitting based on Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP);

    receiving, by the device to be discovered, the at least one unsolicited beacon signal;

    configuring the device to be discovered with forwarding instructions located in the at least one unsolicited beacon signal, to forward the beacon signal to one or more undetected devices downstream; and

    transmitting, by the device to be discovered, an advertisement to a server specified by the discoverer,wherein the device to be discovered will only take steps to be discovered if it is prompted to do so by the at least one unsolicited beacon signal.

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