System and method for provisioning device management tree parameters over a client provisioning protocol

Abstract

A client device ( 102 ) of a communication system ( 100 ) comprising a provisioning and management framework ( 206 ). The framework ( 206 ) receives ( 404 ) a client provisioning document from a source ( 110 ), and the client provisioning document includes a device management characteristic. The client device ( 102 ) then identifies ( 408 ) a device management characteristic from the client provisioning document. Thereafter, the client device ( 102 ) provides ( 424 ) data based on the device management characteristic of the client provisioning document to a device management tree ( 226, 426 ).

1 . A method for a client device of a communication system comprising: 
 receiving a client provisioning document from a source;    identifying a device management characteristic from the client provisioning document; and    storing data based on the device management characteristic of the client provisioning document to a device management tree.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving a client provisioning document from a source includes receiving the client provisioning document from a remote server over a wireless communication link.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein identifying a device management characteristic from the client provisioning document includes identifying at least one of a URI parameter, an OP parameter and a DATA parameter corresponding to the device management characteristic.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising appending the URI parameter if the client provisioning document only includes the URI parameter.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising setting the OP parameter to a REPLACE status if the device management characteristic does not include the OP parameter.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising resetting the DATA parameter to a default value if the device management characteristic does not include the DATA parameter.  
   
   
       7 . A client device of a communication system comprising: 
 a provisioning and management framework configured to receive a client provisioning document, the client provisioning document includes a device management characteristic.    
   
   
       8 . The client device of  claim 7 , wherein the provisioning and management framework receives the client provisioning device from a remote server over a wireless communication link.  
   
   
       9 . The client device of  claim 7 , wherein the device management characteristic corresponds to at least one of a URI parameter, an OP parameter and a DATA parameter.  
   
   
       10 . The client device of  claim 9 , wherein the provisioning and management framework appends the URI parameter if the client provisioning document only includes the URI parameter.  
   
   
       11 . The client device of  claim 9 , wherein the provisioning and management framework sets the OP parameter to a REPLACE status if the device management characteristic does not include the OP parameter.  
   
   
       12 . The client device of  claim 9 , wherein the provisioning and management framework resets the DATA parameter to a default value if the device management characteristic does not include the DATA parameter.  
   
   
       13 . The client device of  claim 7 , further comprising a device management engine communicating with the provisioning and management framework, the device management engine being configured to update a device management tree based on the device management characteristic of the client provisioning document.