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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2005
Filed:
May. 24, 1999
Applicants:
Nicolas Burdin, Rennes, FR;
Helmut Buerklin, Rennes, FR;
Inventors:
Nicolas Burdin, Rennes, FR;
Helmut Buerklin, Rennes, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L012/28 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process and a device for determining node address correspondence in a communication network in which each node is allocated a unique address after each network reset, wherein the addresses of a given node before and after a reset may differ. The process comprises the steps, at the level of a node connected to the network, of determining network topologies based on self-identification packets received before and after network reset, and of comparing these topologies for determining correspondence among addresses of a node before and after reset.