Neighbor discovery in cable networks
US7646786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/2801
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device has a communications link to allow the device to communicate with customer devices and a processor. The processor is to receive neighbor discovery messages from requesting customer devices, examine the neighbor discovery messages to determine if the neighbor discovery message should be forwarded to other of the customer devices, and respond to the requesting customer devices.
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