Distributed domain name service
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Metke, Robert LoGalbo, Aparna Pandey
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Abstract
Distributed DNS in a wireless communication network comprising broadcasting by a first node a request message to a second node is disclosed. The request message comprises a hostname of the second node. The first node forwards the request message to the second node through intermediate nodes in the wireless communication network and the second node transmits a response message to the first node. The response message comprises a MAC address of the second node.
Claims20
A method for distributed DNS in a wireless communication network comprising the steps of:
- broadcasting by a first node a request message to a second node wherein the request message comprises a hostname of the second node;
- forwarding the request message from the first node to the second node through intermediate nodes in the wireless communication network;
- and
- transmitting by the second node a response message to the first node wherein the response message comprises a MAC address of the second node.
A method for distributed DNS in an ad-hoc wireless communication network wherein the ad-hoc wireless communication network comprises a client, a server, and intermediate nodes between the client and the server, the method comprising the steps of:
- at the client:
- assigning an IP address to the client;
- broadcasting a request message to the ad-hoc wireless communication network wherein the request message comprises a hostname of the server, a hostname of the client and the client's assigned IP address;
- and
- receiving a response message wherein the response message comprises a MAC address of the server.
A method for distributed DNS in an ad-hoc wireless communication network wherein the ad-hoc wireless communication network comprises a client, a server, and intermediate nodes between the client and the server, the method comprising the steps of:
- at the client:
- broadcasting by a client a DNS-RREQ message to the ad-hoc wireless communication network wherein the DNS-RREQ message comprises a hostname of the server;
- and
- receiving a DNS-RREP message wherein the DNS-RREP message comprises a MAC address of the server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.