Intel® vPro™ Technology

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Mobile Manageability in Low-Power and Operating-System-Absent States

Michael Berger, Business Client Group, Intel Corporation

Keywords: Intel® vPro™ technology, Intel® Management Engine (Intel® ME), manageability, mobile manageability, mobile platforms, Sx states, low-power states, Wake On LAN, WoL, ASF, dynamic IP, DHCP, WLAN, 802.1x, client-initiated, remote connectivity, AC, DC, battery, Embedded Controller, EC.

Citations for this paper: Berger, M. "Mobile Manageability in Low-Power and Operating-System-Absent States." Intel Technology Journal. http://www.intel.com/technology/itj/2008/v12i4/3-paper/
1-abstract.htm (December 2008).

Abstract

Before the advent of Intel® vPro™ technology, there was no complete solution for managing mobile computers (laptops) remotely while the computer was not powered on or was without a functional operating system (OS). With the deployment of Intel vPro technology, however, a comprehensive enterprise-focused mobile manageability capability in low-power states and OS-absent states became available for the first time. In this article we examine the evolution of remote manageability of computers in low-power states, and we show how Intel vPro technology comes full circle in addressing the shortcomings of pre-existing technologies for remote management of mobile computers.

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