System and method for assigning media addresses to multiple internal nodes
US7502840B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/677
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods for assigning node MAC addresses for a plurality of internal and external network interfaces for a network device include determining a base address. The systems and methods assign a unique MAC address to ports using a base address that is unique to the network device. The base address can be either incremented, decremented or selected from a list to produce a unique MAC address for the next node requiring assignment, or it can be concatenated with other unique values to create a unique MAC address.
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