Methods of using beacon messages to discover devices across subnets
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1. A method of enabling a device to communicate with a remote management entity in a communication network, the method comprising:
- transmitting, by a discoverer, a beacon signal including an IP address to the network, wherein the device and the discoverer are on different IP subnets;
receiving the beacon signal by the device;
notifying the discoverer by the device sending an advertisement message to a server in the communication network, wherein the server is specified by the IP address; and
receiving the advertisement message by the discoverer.
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Abstract
A method of discovering a device to be discovered in a communication network having multiple interconnected nodes includes transmitting, by a discoverer, at least one beacon signal including an IP address to the network. The device to be discovered receives the at least one beacon signal. The device to be discovered configures the IP address located in the at least one beacon signal. Additionally, the device to be discovered transmits an advertisement to a server specified by the discoverer.
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1. A method of enabling a device to communicate with a remote management entity in a communication network, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a discoverer, a beacon signal including an IP address to the network, wherein the device and the discoverer are on different IP subnets; receiving the beacon signal by the device; notifying the discoverer by the device sending an advertisement message to a server in the communication network, wherein the server is specified by the IP address; and receiving the advertisement message by the discoverer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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