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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2001
Andrew Edward White, Matraville, AU;
Kwan-wu Chin, Dluwich Hill, AU;
John Thomas Judge, Coogee, AU;
Aidan Michael Williams, Chifley, AU;
Andrew Edward White, Matraville, AU;
Kwan-Wu Chin, Dluwich Hill, AU;
John Thomas Judge, Coogee, AU;
Aidan Michael Williams, Chifley, AU;
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
A network () of machines and method () for allocating a unique subnet identifier to a subnet in the network () having multiple subnets () and a plurality of associated routers (). The unique subnet identifier provides part of an address of the subnet that is coupled to a router interface and is allocated by firstly determining that a subnet identifier for one of said subnets () is required. A step of allocating automatically a unique subnet identifier to the router interface is then effected, wherein the unique subnet identifier is determined to be unique by said network. A configuring step then configures the subnet to be addressed by said networkby using an address based at least partially on said unique subnet identifier.