Providing address resolution information for self registration of clients on power-up or dial-in
US5894479A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system having a server and a client, the client having an upstream device capable of sending and receiving data from the server and a downstream device capable of receiving data from the server, and the server containing a set of network addresses and a set of hardware addresses, a method for forcing the server to send all downstream data to the client using the downstream device including the steps of: (1) establishing a connection between the server and the client using the upstream device; (2) constructing a start-up packet in the client; (3) transferring the start-up packet from the client to the server using a special port; and, (4) adding an entry for said client into the data structure in response to the start-up packet.
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