Address management method and apparatus
US10893019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5061
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention discloses an address management method and apparatus, to help dynamically adjust an address resource and improve address resource utilization. The method includes: establishing a communication connection to a network device based on a specified routing protocol; receiving an address pool status message sent by the network device; determining, based on the address pool status message, whether an address pool of the network device is in an address insufficient state or an address abundant state; and sending a first routing message to the network device by using the communication connection if the address pool of the network device is in the address insufficient state; or sending a second routing message to the network device by using the communication connection if the address pool of the network device is in the address abundant state.
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