Device Management Entity (DME)
The DME (Device Management Entity) controls the layers in the UniPro stack. It provides access to control and status parameters in all layers, manages the power mode transitions of the Link and handles the boot-up, hibernate and reset of the stack. Furthermore it provides means to control the peer UniPro stack on the Link.
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