Automatic assignment of addresses to nodes in a network

Details Automatic assignment of addresses to nodes in a network Automatic assignment of addresses to nodes in a network

2006-07-31

2008-11-25

Dollinger, Tonia L. M. (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network computer configuring

C709S222000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07457854

ABSTRACT:
Each node in the network broadcasts it unique identifier to the other nodes. Each node assigns a different network address to each of the nodes based on the unique identifier received from the node. However, each node assigns the network addresses in a common predetermined manner. Thus, each node arrives at the same assignment of network addresses. In a preferred embodiment, the assignment of network addresses is maintained as an address table at each node.

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