Multiplex communications – Network configuration determination
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-26
2009-06-09
Chan, Wing F (Department: 2419)
Multiplex communications
Network configuration determination
C370S401000, C709S221000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07545755
ABSTRACT:
An automatic network topology identification technique is described herein. Each node in the network periodically or constantly transmits its unique address to its neighboring node. Once a node receives a different message from its neighbor, the node identifies a topology change in the network. In one embodiment, a current topology is associated with a session number. When a change in the topology is detected, the detecting node increments the session number and broadcasts the change in topology. The other nodes, detecting the changed session number, now know that there has been a change in the network. In response, the nodes in the network modify routing tables and other information stored at the node related to the topology. In one embodiment, the technique is used to reassign shortened addresses to each device on the network to support a dual-addressing mode of the network. The dual addressing mode substitutes reduced-length addresses (referred to as short addresses) for standard addresses (referred to as long addresses) for traffic whose source or destination is internal to a given virtual network topology. The required length of short addresses used for a given virtual topology is dependent on the number of devices reachable within the topology.
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Bannai Vinay K.
Fan Jason C.
Jogalekar Prasad P.
ADTRAN Inc.
Chan Wing F
Duong Duc T
Sawyer Law Group LLP
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