Identifier Announcement and Detection Scheme for PoE Fixtures

摘要

Techniques are presented herein to enable identification of light fixtures. A light fixture modulates light emitted by the light fixture with an identifier associated with the light fixture. The identifier may be encoded or encrypted before it is modulated. In one example, the identifier is a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). A user device is positioned to detect light emitted by the light fixture. The user device demodulates the light to obtain the identifier. The identifier, time and location associated with detection of the identifier are sent to a management entity for use in provisioning the light fixture on a network.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving power at a light fixture via a network connection at the light fixture; retrieving an identifier associated with the light fixture from a component of the light fixture; and modulating light emitted by the light fixture with the identifier.