| CPC H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0811 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0083 (2013.01); H04Q 2213/13175 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims | 

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               1. A method, comprising: 
            storing status data for a network communication device connected to a host device by a pluggable connector in a memory of the network communication device; 
                storing a control status field in the memory; 
                controlling access to the memory based on the control status field; 
                signaling a change in the status data for the network communication device using a signal on the pluggable connector; 
                sending the status data for the network communication device stored in the memory of the network communication device to the host device over the pluggable connector; and 
                displaying the status data for the network communication device on a local indicator of the host device. 
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