Media access control address installation for tandem print engine configurations
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsRussell A. Coleman, Carlos O. Alva, Rui Amorim
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a method of assigning media access control (MAC) addresses to image paths for a printing system. The method comprises: initializing a MAC address to each image path board in the printing system wherein the printing system includes at least two print engines each having an image path board; modifying a card cage enclosure to include a bit selector for each image path board; and, creating a unique IP address for each MAC address including generating a unique octet for each MAC address. A slot ID is used for the generating of the unique octet for each MAC address having a standard base value.
Claims6
A method of assigning media access control (MAC) addresses to image paths for a printing system, said method comprising:
- initializing a MAC address to each image path board in the printing system wherein said printing system includes at least two print engines each having an image path board;
- wherein said initializing of said MAC address creates identical MAC addresses for each said print engine;
- wherein said initializing of said MAC addresses includes a router for isolating redundant MAC addresses;
- using said router for creating unique engine MAC addresses derived from associated slot ID's for each image path board;
- assigning each said IP address for each said image path board based on respective said MAC address wherein an extension is added to each said IP address;
- each said IP address is unique for differentiating each print engine from all other print engines;
- and,
- decoding each said IP address and generating another MAC address for each image path board based on the decoded IP address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.