Method for identifying devices in a communication network and device for implementing said method
US6870818B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A process and a device for determining node address correspondence in a communication network in which each node is allocated a unique address after each network reset, wherein the addresses of a given node before and after a reset may differ. The process comprises the steps, at the level of a node connected to the network, of determining network topologies based on self-identification packets received before and after network reset, and of comparing these topologies for determining correspondence among addresses of a node before and after reset.
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