Address autoconfiguration method for home network
US7266090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network in which a plurality of network apparatuses are mutually connected. The network has at least one internetwork forwarding apparatus which connects an external network and the network. The internetwork forwarding apparatus automatically allocates addresses to the plurality of network apparatuses connected to the network. Names of the network apparatuses, the addresses automatically allocated to the network apparatuses, and types of the network apparatuses are recorded into a nonvolatile storage medium. A filtering rule of a network packet of the internetwork forwarding apparatus are automatically created on the basis of recorded information.
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