METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING COUNTERFEIT PARTS IN APPLIANCES

摘要

A method at an appliance for counterfeit part tracking, and the appliance, the method authenticating a part of the appliance from a processor on the appliance; and based on the authenticating, sending a report to a remote server from the appliance. Further, a method at a network element, and the network element, the method receiving a report of a counterfeit part on an appliance; compiling statistics on usage of counterfeit parts based on the receiving.