Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer-to-computer data addressing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-03
2007-04-03
Lin, Wen-Tai (Department: 2154)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer-to-computer data addressing
C370S401000, C709S203000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10235114
ABSTRACT:
A method of dynamically obtaining a network address for a client includes transmitting a request for a network address. A plurality of network address offers can be received from a plurality of servers in response to the request. One of the plurality of offers can then be selected by the client using information contained in one or more of the offers. In one embodiment, a network comprises a client configured to dynamically obtain a network address from one of a plurality of servers. The client sends a discover message including a client identifier to the network. The servers receive the discover message and respond with offers including proposed network addresses. One or more of the offers further include a server identifier. The client preferably only accepts an offer containing an appropriate server identifier.
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Bettadahalli Sundar
Malhotra Pankaj
Cisco Technology Inc.
Lin Wen-Tai
Marger & Johnson & McCollom, P.C.
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