Method and system for device addressing on a computer network
First Claim
1. A method for communicating information over a communications network, comprising:
- determining a network location of a target device to which a first frame of information is to be sent, the first frame of information being formatted for a first communications protocol and including a device address field configured to store a device identifier;
selecting, based on the network location of the target device, an addressing scheme from among plural different addressing schemes;
generating the device identifier for the first frame on the basis of the selected addressing scheme, the device identifier corresponding to the target device;
encapsulating the first frame of information in a second frame of information formatted for a second communications protocol, the second frame including a destination address field;
generating a destination address for the second frame on the basis of the device identifier in the device address field of the first frame;
storing the destination address in the destination address field of the second frame; and
transmitting the second frame of information over the communications network.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for communicating information over a communications network from a sending device to a target device is disclosed. The sending device determines a network location of a target device to which a first frame of information is to be sent. The first frame of information is formatted for a first communications protocol and includes a device address field configured to store a device identifier that corresponds to the target device. Then the sending device selects, based on the network location of the target device, an addressing scheme from among plural different addressing schemes. The device identifier is generated for the first frame on the basis of the selected addressing scheme. The sending device encapsulates the first frame of information in a second frame of information formatted for a second communications protocol and including a destination address field. Then the sending device generates a destination address for the second frame on the basis of the device identifier in the device address field of the first frame, stores the destination address in the destination address field of the second frame, and transmits the second frame of information over the communications network.
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40 Claims
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1. A method for communicating information over a communications network, comprising:
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determining a network location of a target device to which a first frame of information is to be sent, the first frame of information being formatted for a first communications protocol and including a device address field configured to store a device identifier;
selecting, based on the network location of the target device, an addressing scheme from among plural different addressing schemes;
generating the device identifier for the first frame on the basis of the selected addressing scheme, the device identifier corresponding to the target device;
encapsulating the first frame of information in a second frame of information formatted for a second communications protocol, the second frame including a destination address field;
generating a destination address for the second frame on the basis of the device identifier in the device address field of the first frame;
storing the destination address in the destination address field of the second frame; and
transmitting the second frame of information over the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer readable medium containing program instructions for execution on a computer system, which when executed by the computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method steps for communicating information over a communications network, said method comprising the steps of:
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determining a network location of a target device to which a first frame of information is to be sent, the first frame of information being formatted for a first communications protocol and including a device address field configured to store a device identifier;
selecting, based on the network location of the target device, an addressing scheme from among plural different addressing schemes;
generating the device identifier for the first frame on the basis of the selected addressing scheme, the device identifier corresponding to the target device;
encapsulating the first frame of information in a second frame of information formatted for a second communications protocol, the second frame including a destination address field;
generating a destination address for the second frame on the basis of the device identifier in the device address field of the first frame;
storing the destination address in the destination address field of the second frame; and
transmitting the second frame of information over the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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19. A system for communicating information over a communications network, comprising:
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means for determining a network location of a target device to which a first frame of information is to be sent, the first frame of information being formatted for a first communications protocol and including a device address field configured to store a device identifier;
means for selecting, based on the network location of the target device, an addressing scheme from among plural different addressing schemes;
means for generating the device identifier for the first frame on the basis of the selected addressing scheme, the device identifier corresponding to the target device;
means for encapsulating the first frame of information in a second frame of information formatted for a second communications protocol, the second frame including a destination address field;
means for generating a destination address for the second frame on the basis of the device identifier in the device address field of the first frame;
means for storing the destination address in the destination address field of the second frame; and
means for transmitting the second frame of information over the communications network.
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30. A system for communicating information over a communications network, comprising:
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a memory having embodied therein information of the communications network and network protocols;
a processor in communication with the memory and configured to;
determine a network location of a target device to which a first frame of information is to be sent, the first frame of information being formatted for a first communications protocol and including a device address field configured to store a device identifier;
select, based on the network location of the target device, an addressing scheme from among plural different addressing schemes;
generate the device identifier for the first frame on the basis of the selected addressing scheme, the device identifier corresponding to the target device;
encapsulate the first frame of information in a second frame of information formatted for a second communications protocol, the second frame including a destination address field;
generate a destination address for the second frame on the basis of the device identifier in the device address field of the first frame;
store the destination address in the destination address field of the second frame; and
transmitting the second frame of information over the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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