Unique address assignment without reconfiguration
US11909710B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/103
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for communication includes provisioning each node in a network with a respective set of two or more network addresses. Each node in succession is assigned a respective network address from the respective provisioned set that has not been assigned for use by any preceding node. Upon finding for a given node that all the network addresses in the respective provisioned set were assigned to preceding nodes, the preceding nodes are searched to identify a candidate node having an additional network address in the respective provisioned set, other than the assigned respective network address, that was not yet assigned to any of the nodes. The additional network address is assigned to the candidate node instead of the respective network address that was previously assigned to the candidate node, and the assigning of the network addresses to the nodes in the succession resumes following the candidate node.
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