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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2008
Alain Gefflaut, Aachen, DE;
Ulrich Müller, Aachen, DE;
Alain Gefflaut, Aachen, DE;
Ulrich Müller, Aachen, DE;
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for device virtualization and for communication between network devices are described. In one example, all devices on a first Local Area Network (LAN) which are to communicate with devices on a second Local Area Network (LAN) have a virtual presence on LAN, and all the devices on LANwhich are to communicate with devices on LANhave a virtual presence on LAN, enabling these devices to communicate as if they were located in the same LAN. In another example, a device which uses different networking protocols to other devices on a network is virtualized on its own network, along with all the devices with which it communicates. In either example, the proposed virtualization technique may ensure that virtualized devices appear like physical devices to the other devices such that no modifications of the networking protocol is necessary to interact with a virtualized device.