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Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2023

Filed:

Jul. 28, 2020
Applicant:

Accedian Networks Inc., Saint-Laurent, CA;

Inventors:

Claude Robitaille, St-Placide, CA;

Guillaume Lemieux, St-Eustache, CA;

Assignee:

Accedian Networks Inc., Saint-Laurent, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 61/00 (2022.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04L 41/5009 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/35 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/5009 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of discovering addressing information of one or more upstream devices to respond to specific messages by a second device on behalf of the one or more upstream devices in a network includes acquiring the addressing information in an upstream direction from one or more downstream devices to the one or more upstream devices. The method further includes acquiring the addressing information in a downstream direction from the one or more upstream devices to the one or more downstream devices. The method further includes responding to specific messages using the acquired addressing information about the one or more upstream devices.


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