Method for authorizing couplings between devices in a capability addressable network
US6282183A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for bonding (905) to a device (901, 902). The method includes a step of transmitting a beacon message (2500). The method also includes steps of (i) selecting a beacon opcode (2501), (ii) selecting an identifier (2512), (iii) selecting an identifier type (2514), (iii) selecting an identifier address (2516), composing the beacon opcode (2501), the identifier (2512), the identifier type (2514) and the identifier address (2516) into the beacon message (2500). The method also includes a step of receiving, in response to the transmitting step, a make bond message (2530).
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