Chapter 37. Device Management

The Previous Chapter

The previous chapter provided a detailed description of the CM MADs, Methods, Attributes, etc. Specifically, it covered:

  • CM MAD format.

  • CM methods.

  • CM attributes.

  • CM MADs.

  • Definition of Client and Server.

  • Definition of Active and Passive CMs.

  • The three supported models.

  • Definition of a stale communications channel.

This Chapter

This chapter provides a detailed description of the Device Manager (DM), Device Management Agents (DMAs), DM Methods, DM Attributes, and so forth. Specifically, it covers:

  • Definition of IOU and IOCs.

  • Each IOU contains a DMA.

  • DM MAD format.

  • DM methods.

  • DM attributes.

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