Beacon protocol for internet connection sharing devices

A system and method is provided for detecting, monitoring and maintaining an Internet Connection Sharing Device (ICSD). An ICSD may be connected to one or more devices, and/or applications associated with a Local Area Network (LAN), which devices, and/or applications, may attempt to detect, monitor...

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Main Authors Gunter, David V, Morgan, Dennis A, Crocker, Kenneth L, Guzovsky, Eduard, Lamb, Richard H, Johnson, Bruce
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.08.2007
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Summary:A system and method is provided for detecting, monitoring and maintaining an Internet Connection Sharing Device (ICSD). An ICSD may be connected to one or more devices, and/or applications associated with a Local Area Network (LAN), which devices, and/or applications, may attempt to detect, monitor and maintain the ICSD. Thus, a broadcast protocol for advertising status and services and a unicast request/response protocol are provided to facilitate such detection, monitoring and maintenance.