Native edge management protocol for edge devices on layer 2 communication

A system, comprising:

• an edge device;
• and
• a client device comprising a processor and memory comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
• issuing, via a native edge management protocol (NEMP) protocol data unit (PDU), a session create request to an edge device,
• wherein the session create request is transmitted using layer 2 (L2) communication,
• wherein the NEMP PDU is a portion of a L2 data packet, and
• wherein the session create request comprises a session identifier;
• obtaining, via the NEMP, a session create response from the edge device,
• wherein the session create response comprises the session identifier, a state of the edge device, and software information;
• executing a session, via the NEMP, using the session identifier, the state of the edge device, and the software information;
• and
• performing, after the executing and via the NEMP, a session end.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing data access, the method comprising:

• issuing, by a client device and via a native edge management protocol (NEMP) protocol data unit (PDU), a session create request to an edge device,
• wherein the NEMP PDU comprises:
• a version of the NEMP, a time to live (TTL) type, a TTL value, a check sum, a session identifier, a sequence number, and a message,
• wherein the message is in a type, length, and value (TLV) format,
• wherein the NEMP PDU is a portion of a L2 data packet, and
• wherein the session create request comprises the session identifier;
• obtaining, via the NEMP, a session create response from the edge device,
• wherein the session create response comprises the session identifier, a state of the edge device, and software information;
• executing a session, via the NEMP, using the session identifier, the state of the edge device, and the software information;
• and
• performing, after the executing and via the NEMP, a session end.