Address assignment method in a communication network

Abstract

A method for participant-specific address allocation in a communication network is provided. The communication network may have a plurality of communication participants, in particular at least one address providing communication participant. The communication connections between the communication participants may separable. The method may comprise generating a state of the communication network in which the address providing communication participant can reach exactly one communication participant that does not have a participant-specific address via a broadcast message. This may be based, in particular, on the separable communication connections. The method may comprise sending a broadcast message comprising a participant-specific address to be assigned to the address seeking communication participant in order to enable communication by unicast addressing with the address seeking communication participant. This may be done by the address providing communication participant.

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