Patent ID: 8943179
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, the method comprising: performing a device discovery to identify a first communication device and a first device capability of the first communication device, and to identify a second communication device and a second device capability of the second communication device, the first communication device being associated with a first link layer protocol, the second communication device being associated with a second link layer protocol; configuring an interface in a network device to enable communication between the network device, the first communication device, and the second communication device, wherein the interface is configured to handle the first link layer protocol and the second link layer protocol; configuring a network interface of the network device to enable communication between the network device and a service manager via a communication network; performing protocol translation, content transcoding and/or dynamic device configuration based at least in part on one or more of the first device capability, the second device capability or a network capability of the communication network; and communicating content between the service manager and at least one of the first communication device or the second communication device by utilizing the interface and the network interface.