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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2010
Applicant:
Kailash Swaminathan, Bangalore, IN;
Inventor:
Kailash Swaminathan, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 84/10 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0236 (2013.01); H04L 12/2809 (2013.01); H04L 12/2834 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04L 61/103 (2013.01); H04L 29/12028 (2013.01); H04W 84/10 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting an error in a home network while a network-compatible device is newly added to the home network, the home network having a modem configured to be connected to the Internet, a home gateway connected between the modem and the home network, the method for detecting the error comprising employing address resolution protocol and detecting the error in the home network due to filtering based on MAC addresses is disclosed. The disclosed subject matter can be used for diagnosis of problems in the home network that can arise due to filtering based on Media Access Control addresses by the home gateway.