Method, system, and program for determining a number of device addresses supported by a target device and configuring device addresses used by a source device to communicate with the target device
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorThomas George Britton
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Abstract
Provided are a method, system, and program for configuring device addresses used by a source device to communicate with at least one target device. A determination is made of a number of device addresses supported by a target device and an identifier of the source device. The determined identifier and the number of device addresses supported by the target device are used to determine device addresses from the device addresses supported by the target device to communicate with the target device.
Claims44
A method for configuring device addresses used by a source device to communicate with at least one target device, comprising:
- determining a number of device addresses supported by a target device;
- determining an identifier of the source device;
- and
- using the determined identifier and the number of device addresses supported by the target device to determine device addresses from the device addresses supported by the target device to communicate with the target device.
A system for configuring device addresses to communicate with at least one target device, comprising:
- a source device;
- means for determining a number of device addresses supported by a target device;
- means for determining an identifier of the source device;
- and
- means for using the determined identifier and the number of device addresses supported by the target device to determine device addresses from the device addresses supported by the target device to communicate with the target device.
An article of manufacture including code for configuring device addresses used by a source device to communicate with at least one target device, wherein the code causes operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
- determining a number of device addresses supported by a target device;
- determining an identifier of the source device;
- and
- using the determined identifier and the number of device addresses supported by the target device to determine device addresses from the device addresses supported by the target device to communicate with the target device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.