System for automatically determining a network address
US6532217B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides for a system for automatically determining a network address. A new node starting on the network will solicit addresses from other nodes on the subnet. The addresses received are stored in a database. The address stored in the database will be reviewed in order to determine a subnet mask. The new node will choose a host number, based on the subnet mask, that is unique among the addresses in the database: The chosen unique host number is combined with the subnet number to form the new node's network address. One example of a network address is an IP version 4 address.
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