Address management apparatus and address management method

Details Address management apparatus and address management method Address management apparatus and address management method

2006-05-23

2006-05-23

Nguyen, Chau (Department: 2661)

Multiplex communications

Pathfinding or routing

Switching a message which includes an address header

C370S401000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07050433

ABSTRACT:
An address management apparatus includes a storage unit for storing a table showing the correspondence between data link layer and network layer addresses, a first search unit for searching the table for an unused data link layer address, a second search unit for searching the table for a network layer address corresponding to a specified data link layer address, and an instruction unit for transmitting an instruction including the unused data link layer address to a terminal specified by the detected network layer address. The apparatus also includes an updation unit for updating the correspondence between the data link layer and the network layer addresses on the table according to the instruction, a detection unit for detecting the instruction to obtain the data link layer address, and a setting unit for setting the data link layer address obtained by the detection unit in the self terminal.

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