METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN OF A MALFUNCTIONING DEVICE

摘要

In a network system (100) having a plurality of devices (102) communicating via a network (104), a method (300, 400) and system (100) for providing an emergency signal is provided. In one embodiment, a device (102) is malfunctioning if the device (102) continuously transmits data to the network (104) without proper authorization. Another properly functioning device (102) transmits the emergency signal via an auxiliary channel (108) to the malfunctioning device (102). The auxiliary channel (108) is a separate channel supporting the transmission of the emergency signal. The malfunctioning device (102) receives the emergency signal and disables itself in response to this signal.