Automatic assignment of addresses to nodes in a network
AssigneeForster Energy LLC
InventorsTjandra Trisno, Chris L. Freckmann
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Abstract
Each node in the network broadcasts its unique identifier to the other nodes. Each node assigns a different network address to each of the nodes based on the unique identifier received from the node. However, each node assigns the network addresses in a common predetermined manner. Thus, each node arrives at the same assignment of network addresses. In a preferred embodiment, the assignment of network addresses is maintained as an address table at each node.
Claims24
In a network comprising a plurality of nodes, a method for assigning a different network address to each node, the method comprising each node:
- broadcasting a unique identifier for the node to other nodes in the network, wherein each node has a different unique identifier;
- receiving unique identifiers for the other nodes;
- and
- assigning a different network address to each of the other nodes based on the unique identifier received from the node, wherein each node assigns network addresses to the other nodes in a common predetermined manner such that each of the plurality of nodes arrives at a same assignment of network addresses to other nodes in the network.
A computing system comprising:
- a plurality of nodes, each of said nodes having a unique identifier;
- and
- a network interconnecting the plurality of nodes;
- wherein each of said plurality of nodes is configured to:
- broadcast its unique identifier to other nodes of the plurality of nodes;
- receive unique identifiers from the other nodes;
- and
- assign a different network address to each of the other nodes based on the received unique identifiers, wherein each node assigns network addresses in a common predetermined manner such that each of the plurality of nodes arrives at a same assignment of network addresses to other nodes in the network.
A node for use in a computing system comprising a plurality of nodes, the node comprising:
- a transmitter configured to convey data to other nodes in the computing system;
- and
- a receiver configured to receive data from the other nodes in the computing system;
- wherein said node is configured to:
- broadcast its unique identifier to other nodes in the computing system via said transmitter;
- receive unique identifiers from the other nodes via said receiver;
- and
- assign a different network address to each of the other nodes based on the received unique identifiers, wherein each node assigns network addresses to the others nodes in a common predetermined manner such that each of the plurality of nodes arrives at the same assignment of network addresses to other nodes in the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.