Method and electronic device for device IP status checking and connection orchestration

A first electronic device including a consumer premises equipment (CPE) for device internet protocol (IP) status checking and connection orchestration, the first electronic device comprising:

• memory storing instructions;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first electronic device to:
• determine an IP stack capability status of at least one second electronic device which is accessible to the first electronic device as an access point, using at least one network protocol, wherein the IP stack capability status indicates whether a first version of an IP address is supported by the at least one second electronic device and the first version of the IP address is enabled on the at least one second electronic device;
• store the determined IP stack capability status of the at least one second electronic device;
• acquire the first version of the IP address from a backhaul server to communicate with the at least one second electronic device based on the first version of the IP address being supported by the at least one second electronic device and the first version of the IP address being enabled on the at least one second electronic device;
• and
• terminate IP management associated with the a second version of the IP address based on the stored IP stack capability status of the at least one second electronic device indicating that the second version of the IP address not being supported by the at least one second electronic device and that the second version of the IP address not being enabled on the at least one second electronic device,
• wherein to terminate IP management associated with the second version of the IP address, the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first electronic device to stop at least one program which manages the second version of the IP address, running on the first electronic device, and
• release the second version of the IP address and sending the second released version of the IP address to the backhaul server based on the second version of the IP address not being supported by the at least one second electronic device and the second version of the IP address not being enabled on the at least one second electronic device.