Patent ID: 11962461
Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a network interface configured to receive at least one connectivity signal broadcasted over a period of time;
a memory communicatively coupled to the network interface and configured to store a plurality of reprovisioning parameters from one or more additional network devices in a predefined area, the plurality of reprovisioning parameters comprising operating context information associated with one or more roles to be performed at one or more sub-areas in the predefined area; and
a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to:
determine a first direction of arrival associated with the at least one connectivity signal;
identify a first sub-area corresponding to the first direction of arrival;
generate an acknowledgement signal to be transmitted in the first direction of arrival;
establish a first communication link with a network device located in the first direction of arrival; and
transmit the plurality of reprovisioning parameters via the first communication link to the network device, wherein:
the plurality of reprovisioning parameters comprise a plurality of roles;
a first role of the plurality of roles corresponds to a first sub-area in the predefined area; and
performing the first role at the first sub-area in the predefined area by the network device comprises defining a first plurality of operating state parameters and performing the first role at the first sub-area in response to a first trigger within the first sub-area.