Building BIOS Architecture

Interface Discovery identifies physical or digital Interfaces currently available to the BIOS.

Discovery may occur through:

wired network enumeration;

wireless discovery;

direct controller communication;

RFID or NFC scanning;

optical-code scanning;

robotic inspection;

imported installation records;

manual authorized registration;

inference from a registered passive component followed by physical verification.

For every discovered Interface, the BIOS shall attempt to determine:

Interface Instance ID;

Interface Type ID;

host component;

physical or logical location;

domain;

version;

Compatibility Class;

current connection state;

connected counterpart, if detectable;

available capabilities;

communication path;

verification confidence.

The BIOS shall distinguish among:

expected and discovered;

expected but not discovered;

newly discovered;

discovered in an unexpected location;

discovered but unidentified;

duplicate identity;

connected but unregistered;

registered but physically absent;

unavailable because of communication failure.

Passive structural, mechanical, or utility Interfaces may require installation records, scanning, inspection, or Digital Twin data because they cannot announce themselves electronically.

Discovery shall not modify the approved configuration automatically. Newly discovered Interfaces shall remain pending until identity, location, compatibility, and authorization are verified.

A discovery result shall record its source and confidence. The system shall not treat inferred physical connection as equivalent to inspected or sensor-verified connection.