Module Identification Method for Expandable Gateway Applications

A method of operating an edge device with an expandable architecture, comprising:

• determining, by a processor in the edge device, whether a base unit in the edge device has been combined with the one or more additional units to create a combined unit;
• determining, by the processor, whether one or more of the additional units have been detached from the combined unit;
• and
• performing, by the processor, an edge reconfiguration interrogation and enumeration (ERIE) operation in response to determining that the base unit in the edge device has been combined with the one or more additional units to create the combined unit or in response to determining that one or more of the additional units have been detached from the combined unit.

An edge device, comprising:

• a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to:
• determine whether a base unit in the edge device has been combined with the one or more additional units to create a combined unit;
• determine whether one or more of the additional units have been detached from the combined unit;
• and
• perform an edge reconfiguration interrogation and enumeration (ERIE) operation in response to determining that the base unit in the edge device has been combined with the one or more additional units to create the combined unit or in response to determining that one or more of the additional units have been detached from the combined unit.