Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (20240259766). GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL FOR IoT DEVICES

GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL FOR IoT DEVICES

Organization Name

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Inventor(s)

Yaohua Hu of Beijing CN

Guo Xiao of Beijing CN

GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL FOR IoT DEVICES

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240259766 titled 'GROUP MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL FOR IoT DEVICES

Original Abstract Submitted

one aspect can provide a system and method for managing internet of things (iot) devices. during operation, an access point (ap) can establish a wireless communication link with an iot device, transmit a management-mode-enable signal indicating a management identifier associated with the ap to the iot device, and place the iot device in a group-management mode to scan nearby aps. in response to receiving, from the iot device, a response indicating the management identifier, the ap can add the iot device to a management group associated with the ap. the ap can further broadcast, to a plurality of iot devices belonging to the management group, a management-request packet specifying a management operation and receive, from an iot device belonging to the management group, a management-response packet confirming execution of the management operation specified by the management-request packet.