Network management using wake on LAN
US11057227B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/50
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a network including a controllable device, a method for sending a network management method to the controllable device including asserting a network management command directed to the controllable device and in response to the network management command generating and sending over the network a first number of WOL packets having a predetermined relationship to one another, followed by generating and sending over the network a second number of WOL packets, a predetermined relationship between the second number of WOL packets defining the network management command.
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