Patent ID: 9021139
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, at a network device on a network, a communication including an indication that a new network device is associated with the network; transmitting stored status data, wherein the stored status data includes a status corresponding to the network device; receiving a query including a request to subscribe to the network device; generating and storing subscription data in a storage device, wherein generating and storing the subscription data includes using the received request to subscribe the new network device to the network device, and wherein the subscription data includes information associated with a subscription between the network device and the new network device; transmitting updated status data based on the subscription to the network device, wherein the updated status data includes an updated status corresponding to the network device; transmitting a new device query including a request to subscribe to the new network device; and receiving new network device status data, wherein the new network device status data includes a status corresponding to the new network device.