Method, apparatus and program product to use factory-defined...

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2006-12-21

2010-11-30

Pezzlo, John (Department: 2465)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Control of data admission to the network

C370S409000, C703S023000, C709S229000, C711S203000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07843821

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus, methods and computer program products are disclosed for specifying a MAC identifier for a network-interface-device that includes multiple universally administered MAC identifiers and connects to a network through a port. The network-interface-device accepts data packets received through the port if the data packets contain a destination address that matches any active MAC identifier. The method includes reserving a first and second universally administered MAC identifiers from the available universally administered MAC identifiers. The first universally administered MAC identifier and the second universally administered MAC identifier are respectively associated with a first and second resource of the network-interface-device. The MAC identifier is assigned to one of the first or second resource and activated. Other aspects include apparatus logics and program products that perform the method.

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