| CPC H04L 41/0806 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0869 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A method for managing remote network provisioning of an edge device, the method comprising:
during an onboarding process:
failing to obtain configuration information for internet protocol (IP)-based communications from a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server, the configuration information being attempted to be acquired to complete the onboarding process being performed by the edge device, and the edge device being connected to a local area network, and
in response to the failing to obtain the configuration information:
broadcasting a communication on the local area network to reach a service device;
establishing, based on the communication, a connection between the edge device and the service device, the connection being established via a layer of a communication protocol of the local area network using a media access control (MAC) address of the edge device while the IP-based communications are unavailable to the edge device;
obtaining the configuration information from the service device using the connection;
configuring the IP-based communications for the edge device using the configuration information;
communicating with a provisioning server using the IP-based communications to obtain provisioning data; and
completing the onboarding process using the provisioning data,
wherein performing the onboarding process comprises: providing information that allows the provisioning server to identify the edge device as a member of a deployment managed, at least in part, by the provisioning server.
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