Patent ID: 7716325
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of determining a potential change in a physical location of a network element, wherein the network element is a device configured to exchange messages with a network, the network element having a network connection used to interface network signals with a network and an operational power source used to power operations associated with the network element, the method comprising: the network element determining a network connection status for the network connection; the network element determining a power source connection status for the operational power source; the network element determining the potential change in the physical location of the network element to be possible only in the event the network and power source connection statuses indicate the network element to be disconnected from both of the network connection and the operation power source; and the network element transmitting an alert to indicate a need to determine a new physical location for the network element only after the network element is reconnected to the network and without the network element transmitting data representative of the new physical location.