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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
John H. Bennett, Iii, Lawrence, KS (US);
Terry D. Nebergall, Gardner, KS (US);
Frederick C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);
Joseph Christopher Shojayi, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
John H. Bennett, III, Lawrence, KS (US);
Terry D. Nebergall, Gardner, KS (US);
Frederick C. Rogers, Olathe, KS (US);
Joseph Christopher Shojayi, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for assigning unique network identifiers in a packet-switched wired network and methods for communicating with a network device in a packet-switched wired network are provided. A request for a unique network identifier for a network device is received. A socket-based unique network identifier, including an IP address and one or more ports, is assigned to the network device. The unique network identifier is created by combining an IP address and one or more ports. This allows multiple unique network identifiers to be created from a single IP address, where each unique network identifier consists of the same IP address combined with a different group of one or more ports.