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

Claim 11:
12. A method performed by a first network device, comprising:
storing 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 corresponding to one or more sub-areas in the predefined area;
receiving at least one connectivity signal over a period of time from a second network device;
determining a direction of arrival associated with the at least one connectivity signal;
identifying a first sub-area corresponding to the direction of arrival;
generating an acknowledgement signal to be transmitted in the direction of arrival;
in response to transmitting the acknowledgement signal, establishing a communication link between the first network device and the second network device; and
transmitting the plurality of reprovisioning parameters via the communication link to the second 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 second 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.