Device management in a communication system
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorRisto Aho
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Abstract
A method delivers device management information in a communication system. The method includes discovering an active secure connection for data communication between a communication device and a private network. The method also includes performing at least one device management task using the active secure connection. Furthermore, a virtual private network server, a device management server and a computer program product are configured to execute the method.
Claims33
A method for delivering device management information in a communication system, the method comprising:
- discovering an active secure connection for data communication between a communication device and a private network;
- and
- performing at least one device management task for the communication device using said active secure connection.
A computer program product embodied on a computer-readable medium, said computer program product configured to control a computing means to perform the steps of:
- discovering an active secure connection for data communication between a communication device and a private network;
- and
- performing at least one device management task for the communication device using said secure connection.
A device management entity for a communication system, the device management entity configured to perform at least one device management task a communication device using an active secure connection established for data communication between the communication device and a private network.
A virtual private network entity for a communication system, the virtual private network entity configured to:
- establish an active secure connection for data communication between a communication device and a private network;
- and
- act as a intermediary for enabling performing at least one device management task for the communication device via the active secure connection.
A communication system configured to:
- discover an active secure connection for data communication between a communication device and a private network;
- and
- perform at least one device management task for the communication device using the active secure connection.
A communication system comprising:
- a virtual private network entity in a private network for establishing an active secure connection for data communication between a communication device and the private network;
- and
- a device management entity for transmitting device management information,
- wherein the virtual private network entity is configured to act as an intermediary for enabling performing at least one device management task for the communication device using the active secure connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.