# US 12,003,963 B2 · Mobile provisioning of a data center asset in a data center connectivity management environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,003,963 B2 - Document ID: US12003963B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/730,269 - Filed: 2022-04-27 - Published: 2023-11-02 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-27 - Assignees: Dell Products L.P. - Applicants: Dell Products L.P. - Inventors: Sudhir V. Shetty; Elie A. Jreij; Christopher Atkinson; Eric Williams; Kirk Frey; Michael E Brown; Dominique Prunier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12003963B2 ## CPC - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04L 65/1033: Signalling gateways - H04L 65/1069: Session establishment or de-establishment - H04L 67/566: Grouping or aggregating service requests, e.g. for unified processing - H04W 12/08: Access security - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between a mobile device application and a connectivity management system; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the mobile device application to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implementable method for performing a data center connectivity management operation, comprising: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between a mobile device application and a connectivity management system; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the mobile device application to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; determining whether the data center asset has network connectivity; completing a device claim process for the data center asset via the mobile device application when the data center asset does not have network connectivity; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request, the connection providing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device application authenticates the data center asset client module to the connectivity management system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the data center asset client module via an authenticated channel. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the data center asset client module via a wireless connection. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the connectivity management system via a secure authenticated channel; and, the connectivity management system uses the secure authenticated channel to configure network connectivity for the data center asset. ### Claim 6 A system comprising: a processor; a data bus coupled to the processor; a data center asset client module; and, a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between a mobile device application and a connectivity management system; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the mobile device application to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; determining whether the data center asset has network connectivity; completing a device claim process for the data center asset via the mobile device application when the data center asset does not have network connectivity; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request, the connection providing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein: the mobile device application authenticates the data center asset client module to the connectivity management system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the data center asset client module via an authenticated channel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the data center asset client module via a wireless connection. ### Claim 10 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the connectivity management system via a secure authenticated channel; and, the connectivity management system uses the secure authenticated channel to configure network connectivity for the data center asset. ### Claim 11 A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between a mobile device application and a connectivity management system; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the mobile device application to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; determining whether the data center asset has network connectivity; completing a device claim process for the data center asset via the mobile device application when the data center asset does not have network connectivity; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request, the connection providing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein: the mobile device application authenticates the data center asset client module to the connectivity management system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the data center asset client module via an authenticated channel. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the data center asset client module via a wireless connection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein: the mobile device application interfaces with the connectivity management system via a secure authenticated channel; and, the connectivity management system uses the secure authenticated channel to configure network connectivity for the data center asset. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein: the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein: the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.