METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING REMOTE NETWORK DEVICES WITH A CONTROL DEVICE

摘要

A method and apparatus for registering a remote network device with a control device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a registration information message is received by a bridge device from an unregistered remote network device using a first communication protocol. Identification information within the registration information message is stored in a record in a memory. A second registration information message is transmitted to the control device using the second communication protocol, the second registration information message comprising at least some of the identification information. In response, an acknowledgement message is received from the control device, the acknowledgement message comprising an identification code. When subsequent messages are received from the remote network device, the bridge associates these messages with the identification code, then re-transmits the messages to the control device using the identification code.

主权项

1. A method implemented by a bridge device for registering a remote network device with a control device, wherein the remote network device communicates using a first communication protocol and the control device communicates using a second communication protocol, the method comprising:
receiving a registration information message from the remote network device using the first communication protocol, the registration information message comprising identification information relating to the remote network device; creating a record within a memory, the record for storing at least some of the identification information; transmitting a second registration information message to the control device using the second communication protocol, the second registration information message comprising at least some of the identification information; receiving an acknowledgement message from the control device using the second communication protocol, the acknowledgement message comprising an identification code assigned by the control device, the identification code uniquely identifying the remote network device; storing the identification code in the memory; associating the identification code with the identification information; receiving a subsequent message from the remote network device, the subsequent message comprising the identification information; determining that the identification information is associated with the identification code; and re-transmitting the subsequent message to the control device, the re-transmitted subsequent message comprising the identification code.