Server-based acquisition, distributed acquisition and usage of dynamic MAC addresses in a virtualized Ethernet environment
US7716356B2 · kind B2 · utility
2Cited by
3References
3Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 11, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/622
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for dynamically acquiring MAC addresses in a virtualized Network environment. A server may be partitioned into a plurality of logical partition. Each logical partition may be associated with a logical adapter to provide network access to the partition. A MAC address may be dynamically allocated to a logical adapter from a predefined range of MAC addresses. Furthermore, the MAC addresses may be unique within a particular subnet, therefore the same MAC address may be assigned to adapters in different subnets.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.