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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Nicholas J. Balogh, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nicholas J. Cook, Raleigh, NC (US);
David B. Roberts, Newcastle, ME (US);
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) PTE. LTD., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
The possible network ports of a computing device are determined, regardless of whether they are currently usable. A network address is assigned to each possible network port. The network ports can include physical network ports and virtual network ports. Physical network ports can include physical network ports that are physically present, currently activated, and currently usable within the computing device; physical network ports that are physically present, not currently activated, and not currently usable within the computing device; and physical network ports that are not physically present and not currently usable within the computing device. Virtual network ports can include virtual network ports that have been instantiated and that are currently usable; and virtual network ports that have not been instantiated and that are not currently usable.