Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data addressing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-09
2011-08-09
Dharia, Rupal D (Department: 2456)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data addressing
C709S203000, C709S217000, C709S226000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07996563
ABSTRACT:
A system and method for selecting one or more real IP6 addresses from a pool of real IP6 addresses in a system. Each of the real IP6 addresses is associated with a physical interface or a virtual physical interface. A human or an application program provides into the system a symbolic IP6 address specifying a physical interface name for the one or more real IP6 address. The system stores the symbolic IP6 address in a configuration file and then passes the symbolic IP6 address to a socket API function. The socket API function checks validity of the symbolic IP6 address. If valid, an operating system function reads a control block or data file for the named physical interface. The control block or data file contains a list of one or more real IP6 addresses for the named physical interface. These real IP6 address(es) are returned to the human or application program.
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Dharia Rupal D
International Business Machines - Corporation
Jung Dennis
Nguyen Van Kim T
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