Relative addressing for network elements
US7310688B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L45/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A relative address protocol for communicating message packets along a linear chain network or quasi-linear chain network is disclosed. The protocol includes a relative destination address field that includes a counter having a preselected initial value at a source node. The initial value is a function of the desired number of node hops that the message packet should travel from the source node. The counter is adjusted in value at each subsequent node by a preselected step in value. When the counter value reaches a trigger value the message packet is accepted by a destination node. In a preferred embodiment, a relative source address field stores the initial value so that the destination node may return a status message to the source node.
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