Communication device and method for application layer-independent triggering of events in a communication network

A method, comprising:

• in a first communication device:
• receiving a data signal from a second communication device;
• converting the data signal to a bit stream at a physical layer of a network architecture;
• detecting a defined signature, associated with a data packet, based on the conversion of the data signal;
• triggering, based on the detection of the defined signature, an event in a communication network at a datalink layer of the network architecture irrespective of an involvement of an application layer of the network architecture;
• communicating the defined signature to a cloud server for verification in a case where the defined signature associated with the data packet is detected at the datalink layer;
• obtaining, from the cloud server, a decision datum that confirms the verification of the defined signature as one of successful or unsuccessful;
• and
• executing a standard flow of a plurality of data packets from the physical layer to the application layer to play data associated with the plurality of data packets on an output component, wherein
• the execution of the standard flow is in a case where the obtained decision datum confirms the verification of the defined signature as successful,
• the plurality of data packets includes the data packet, and
• the output component is one of:
• a part of the first communication device, or
• an external component different from the first communication device and communicatively coupled to the first communication device.