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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2008

Filed:

May. 31, 2000
Applicants:

David A. Grabelsky, Skokie, IL (US);

Michael S. Borella, Naperville, IL (US);

John Poplett, River Forest, IL (US);

Richard J. Dynarski, Freehold, NJ (US);

Inventors:

David A. Grabelsky, Skokie, IL (US);

Michael S. Borella, Naperville, IL (US);

John Poplett, River Forest, IL (US);

Richard J. Dynarski, Freehold, NJ (US);

Assignee:

3Com Corporation, Marlborough, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method to support the assignment of a globally unique network public address and, optionally, a number of locally unique ports to a first private network subdevice having a private network address on a network access system from a second private network subdevice having a public network address using Realm Specific Internet Protocol, wherein the public network address is used by the first private network device to communicate with network devices on an external network.


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