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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Gwenael Bras, Paris, FR;
Laurent Clevy, Chartres, FR;
Inventors:
Gwenael Bras, Paris, FR;
Laurent Clevy, Chartres, FR;
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Example embodiments disclose a prefix assignment device for use in network equipments of an Internet Protocol communication network, the device including a processing module. The processing module of the prefix assignment device may determine a node Nj associated with an unassigned prefix Pj of length L(Pj) equal to L(Rk)−m. The processing module may also assign prefix Pj to the network equipment Rk if m is equal to 0 and/or perform successive m loops if m is greater than 0. The module may select one of the two prefixes with lengths equal to L(Rk) for assignment to the network equipment Rk.