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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2008
Dmitry Anipko, Bellevue, WA (US);
David G. Thaler, Redmond, WA (US);
Deepak Bansal, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin M. Schultz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Rajesh Sundaram, Redmond, WA (US);
Dmitry Anipko, Bellevue, WA (US);
David G. Thaler, Redmond, WA (US);
Deepak Bansal, Redmond, WA (US);
Benjamin M. Schultz, Kirkland, WA (US);
Rajesh Sundaram, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are an approach form managing and assigning addresses in a connectivity platform that allows for proprietary connectivity modules (Providers) to plug into the operating system. In this disclosure, when a user/application/computing device, connects to another user on another computing device an address is generated for that user. However, because of a limited number of addresses that are available in an address space, it is necessary to ensure that a conflicting address is not present. To ensure this the connectivity platform determines if the address assigned is in conflict with another address associated with users that are located on the other computing devices. If an address is found to be in conflict the connectivity platform reassigns the address until a non-conflicting address is found. If a non-conflicting address cannot be found the connectivity platform blocks the connection between the user and the other user.