Intel Active Management Technology - Out-of-band (OOB) Communication With AMT

Out-of-band (OOB) Communication With AMT

Intel AMT is part of the Intel Management Engine. All access to the Intel AMT features is through the Intel Management Engine in the PC’s hardware and firmware. AMT communication depends on the state of the Management Engine, not the state of the PC’s OS.

As part of the Intel Management Engine, the AMT OOB communication channel is based on the TCP/IP firmware stack designed into system hardware. Because it is based on the TCP/IP stack, remote communication with AMT occurs via the network data path before communication is passed to the OS.