Patent · US Expired

Publishing node information

US6996084B2 · kind B2 · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 2000
Grant dateFeb 7, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W80/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention can enable routers in a region to share information about nodes on foreign sub-networks. The information includes the nodes' and routers' respective network layer addresses. Upon receiving a message addressed to one of the nodes, a router can tunnel the message to a router on the node's foreign sub-network for subsequent de-tunneling and delivery to the node.

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