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Method of synchronizing multiple networks using permanent addressing scheme

US6957252B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Tam D. Bui · Austin, US
Chetan Mehta · Austin, US
Keng-Hiup Ng · Kuala Lumpur, MY
Jayeshkumar M. Patel · Austin, US
Amir Simon · Austin, US
Kiet Tran · Cedar Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 12, 2000
Grant date	Oct 18, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 5, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4027
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus for synchronizing device, node, and drawer addresses between two networks within a data processing system is provided. In one embodiment, a service processor assigns a plurality of SPCN addresses to each of a plurality of devices in the data processing system. System firmware then determines the RIO addresses corresponding to the plurality of devices. If one of the SPCN addresses is not the same as the RIO address for the corresponding device, node, or drawer, then the service processor reassigns a new SPCN address to the corresponding device, node, or drawer such that the new SPCN address is identical to the RIO address for a corresponding device, node, or drawer.

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