# US 12,192,289 B2 · Connectivity management system client and host aware extensions for non-embedded use cases > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,192,289 B2 - Document ID: US12192289B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/874,837 - Filed: 2022-07-27 - Published: 2024-02-01 - Granted: 2025-01-07 - Earliest claimed: 2022-07-27 - Assignees: Dell Products L.P. - Applicants: Dell Products L.P. - Inventors: Christopher Atkinson; Eric Williams; Damon G. Earley; Dominique Prunier - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12192289B2 ## CPC - H04L 67/141: Setup of application sessions (admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70) - 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 are disclosed 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, the data center asset client module including an endpoint extension; providing an endpoint with a data center asset client extension; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the endpoint and the connectivity management system via the data center asset client extension. ## 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, the data center asset client module including an endpoint extension; associating an endpoint with the endpoint extension, the endpoint extension comprising a module which is added to the data center asset client module to allow the endpoint to communicate with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the establishing the connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system establishing the connectivity management system client in a trusted and claimed state, the trusted state indicating a channel of communication between the data center asset and the connectivity management system aggregator is guaranteed, the claimed state indicating the data center asset can be authenticated and bound to a user; and, communicating between the endpoint and the connectivity management system via the data center asset client extension. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the endpoint extension includes at least one of a network switch extension, a hypervisor extension and an internet of things (IoT) extension. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: a protocol is implemented to establish connectivity between the endpoint and the endpoint extension. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein: the data center asset client extension offloads a function of the data center asset client module to the endpoint. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: the data center asset client extension is spawned on an as needed basis for a particular purpose. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein: the connectivity management system manages spawning and configuration of the data center asset client extension. ### Claim 7 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, the data center asset client module including an endpoint extension; associating an endpoint with the endpoint extension, the endpoint extension comprising a module which is added to the data center asset client module to allow the endpoint to communicate with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the establishing the connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system establishing the connectivity management system client in a trusted and claimed state, the trusted state indicating a channel of communication between the data center asset and the connectivity management system aggregator is guaranteed, the claimed state indicating the data center asset can be authenticated and bound to a user; and, communicating between the endpoint and the connectivity management system via the data center asset client extension. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein: the endpoint extension includes at least one of a network switch extension, a hypervisor extension and an internet of things (IoT) extension. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein: a protocol is implemented to establish connectivity between the endpoint and the endpoint extension. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein: the data center asset client extension offloads a function of the data center asset client module to the endpoint. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The system of claim 7, wherein: the data center asset client extension is spawned on an as needed basis for a particular purpose. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein: the connectivity management system manages spawning and configuration of the data center asset client extension. ### Claim 13 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, the data center asset client module including an endpoint extension; associating an endpoint with the endpoint extension, the endpoint extension comprising a module which is added to the data center asset client module to allow the endpoint to communicate with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the establishing the connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system establishing the connectivity management system client in a trusted and claimed state, the trusted state indicating a channel of communication between the data center asset and the connectivity management system aggregator is guaranteed, the claimed state indicating the data center asset can be authenticated and bound to a user; and, communicating between the endpoint and the connectivity management system via the data center asset client extension. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: the endpoint extension includes at least one of a network switch extension, a hypervisor extension and an internet of things (IoT) extension. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: a protocol is implemented to establish connectivity between the endpoint and the endpoint extension. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein: the data center asset client extension offloads a function of the data center asset client module to the endpoint. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: the data center asset client extension is spawned on an as needed basis for a particular purpose. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein: the connectivity management system manages spawning and configuration of the data center asset client extension. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein: the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.