Method and apparatus for MAC address assignment
US7529851B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 5, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically assigning a locally administered MAC address to at least one client in a local area network (“LAN”) system, and a method and apparatus for detecting duplicate locally administered MAC addresses, where the LAN system comprises at least one client and may comprise at least one server.
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