Patent ID: 9553876
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: transmitting, at a new network device on a network, a communication including an indication that the new network device is associated with the network; receiving, at the new network device, a query including a request to subscribe to the new network device; receiving, at the new network device, status data, wherein the status data includes a status corresponding to an established network device; transmitting, from the new network device, an established network device query, the established network device query including a request to subscribe to the established network device; generating subscription data, wherein the subscription data includes information associated with a subscription between the new network device and the established network device; transmitting, from the new network device, new network device status data, wherein the new network device status data includes a status corresponding to the new network device; and receiving, at the new network device, updated status data, wherein the updated status data includes an updated status corresponding to the established network device.