IP based network system and networking method thereof
First Claim
1. An Internet Protocol (IP) based network system having a plurality of devices connected with one another, comprising:
- a lookup server which registers information about the plurality of devices, wherein when a first device of the plurality of devices requests information about a second device of the plurality of devices which the first device intends to access, the lookup server provides information about the second device upon receipt of the request from the first device;
a Domain Name System (DNS) server which provides a host name to the plurality of devices of the network system; and
a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server which allocates a private IP address to the plurality of devices of the network system.
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Abstract
An IP based network system, and a communication method in the IP based network system. The IP based network system has a plurality of devices connected with one another, and includes a lookup server for registering information about the plurality of devices, and providing information of a certain device of the plurality of devices upon receipt of request from another device of the plurality of devices that intends to access the certain device. Also included is a DNS server for providing a host name to the plurality of devices of the network system, and a DHCP server for allocating a private IP address to the plurality of devices of the network system. Accordingly, the IP based network system can be established with various devices including not only the intelligent devices but also the dummy devices.
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1. An Internet Protocol (IP) based network system having a plurality of devices connected with one another, comprising:
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a lookup server which registers information about the plurality of devices, wherein when a first device of the plurality of devices requests information about a second device of the plurality of devices which the first device intends to access, the lookup server provides information about the second device upon receipt of the request from the first device;
a Domain Name System (DNS) server which provides a host name to the plurality of devices of the network system; and
a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server which allocates a private IP address to the plurality of devices of the network system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for communicating in an Internet Protocol (IP) based network system having a plurality of devices connected with one another, and a lookup server for managing the plurality of devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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i) registering information about the plurality of devices provided from the devices using the lookup server;
ii) requesting information from the lookup server, by a first one of the plurality of devices, about a second device of the plurality of devices, the first device intends to access; and
iii) accessing the second device, by the first device, by using the information about the second device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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