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US 11,902,244 B2Granted
Address generation for networks
AssigneeTexas Instruments Incorporated
InventorsAlper S. Akyurek, Ariton E. Xhafa, Jianwei Zhou, Ramanuja Vedantham
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Abstract
A network includes at least two nodes that employ a routing protocol to communicate across a network. One of the nodes is a parent node and another of the nodes is a child node of the parent node. An address generator assigns a unique network address to the child node by appending an address value of a number of bits to a parent address of the parent node to create the unique network address for the child node.
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A device comprising:
- an address generator configured to assign a first address to the device, the first address uniquely identifying the device and including a first prefix;
- wherein:
- the device is configured to:
- receive a second address of a node that includes a second prefix that includes a subnet domain address portion and a second portion that is separate from the subnet domain address portion, wherein the subnet domain address portion and the second portion, in combination, uniquely identify the node, wherein the first prefix includes the subnet domain address portion, the second portion, and a device identifier appended to the second portion of the first address;
- and
- communicate to the node the first address via a network.
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A method comprising:
- receiving a first address of a first node that includes a first prefix that includes a subnet domain address portion and a second portion that is separate from the subnet domain address portion, wherein the subnet domain address portion and the second portion, in combination, uniquely identify the first node;
- assigning, by the first node, a second address to a second node, the second address uniquely identifying the second node and including a second prefix that includes the subnet domain address portion, the second portion, and a node identifier appended to the second portion of the second address;
- and
- transmitting a message by the first node to the second node over a network.
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A device comprising:
- an address generator configured to:
- receive a first address of the device that includes a first prefix that includes a subnet domain address portion and a second portion that is distinct from the subnet domain address portion, wherein the subnet domain address portion and the second portion, in combination, uniquely identify the device;
- and
- assign a second address to a first node, the second address uniquely identifying the first node and including a second prefix that includes the subnet domain address portion, the second portion, and a node identifier appended to the second portion of the second address, wherein:
- the device is configured to transmit a message to the first node over a network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.