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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2015
Applicant:
Accedian Networks Inc., St-Laurent, CA;
Inventors:
Claude Robitaille, St-Placide, CA;
Pierre Bouffard, Ste-Marthe-sur-Lac, CA;
Assignee:
Accedian Networks Inc., Saint-Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of discovering a device to be discovered in a communication network having multiple interconnected nodes includes transmitting, by a discoverer, at least one beacon signal including an IP address to the network. The device to be discovered receives the at least one beacon signal. The device to be discovered configures the IP address located in the at least one beacon signal. Additionally, the device to be discovered transmits an advertisement to a server specified by the discoverer.