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Method and array for determining the virtual address of a terminal

US6934765B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Walter Held · Geretsried, DE
Volker Mendisch · Eichenau, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2002
Grant date	Aug 23, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L12/2883
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method, a network management unit for assigning virtual addresses and a network termination unit for determining virtual addresses of a terminal unit that is connected by means of a terminal connection and a subscriber-side network termination unit of a virtual network. A network management unit transmits a second identifier assigned to the terminal connection together with virtual addresses of the network termination unit in order to assign virtual addresses of the network termination unit in response to its address request messages. A virtual address requested with said second identifier is used as virtual address of the terminal unit.

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