Method, system, and program for enabling communication between devices using dynamic addressing
First Claim
1. A method for enabling communication between one network device that is a member of a first set of network devices that communicate using a first address format and one network device that is a member of a second set of network devices that communicate using a second address format, comprising:
- receiving one frame from a first network device in the first set, wherein the frame is part of a first exchange of multiple frames between the first network device and one network device in the second set;
allocating a first address in the second address format to the first network device to use to communicate during the first exchange of the frames;
receiving one frame from a second network device that is a member of the first set pursuant to a second exchange of multiple frames between the second network device and one network device in the second set; and
allocating one address in the second address format to the second network device to use to communicate during the second exchange of frames, wherein the address in the second address format allocated to the second network device is capable of comprising the first address or a second address in the second address format.
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Abstract
Provided is a computer implemented method, system, and program for enabling communication between one network device that is a member of a first set of network devices that communicate using a first address format and one network device that is a member of a second set of network devices that communicate using a second address format. One frame is received from a first network device in the first set, wherein the frame is part of a first exchange of multiple frames between the first network device and one network device in the second set. A first address in the second address format is allocated to the first network device to use to communicate with the network device of the second set during the first exchange of the frames. One frame is also received from a second network device that is a member of the first set pursuant to a second exchange of multiple frames between the second network device and one network device in the second set. One address in the second address format is allocated to the second network device to use to communicate during the second exchange of frames. The address in the second address format allocated to the second network device is capable of comprising the first address or a second address in the second address format.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for enabling communication between one network device that is a member of a first set of network devices that communicate using a first address format and one network device that is a member of a second set of network devices that communicate using a second address format, comprising:
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receiving one frame from a first network device in the first set, wherein the frame is part of a first exchange of multiple frames between the first network device and one network device in the second set;
allocating a first address in the second address format to the first network device to use to communicate during the first exchange of the frames;
receiving one frame from a second network device that is a member of the first set pursuant to a second exchange of multiple frames between the second network device and one network device in the second set; and
allocating one address in the second address format to the second network device to use to communicate during the second exchange of frames, wherein the address in the second address format allocated to the second network device is capable of comprising the first address or a second address in the second address format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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17. A system for enabling communication between one network device that is a member of a first set of network devices that communicate using a first address format and one network device that is a member of a second set of network devices that communicate using a second address format, comprising:
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means for receiving one frame from a first network device in the first set, wherein the frame is part of a first exchange of multiple frames between the first network device and one network device in the second set;
means for allocating a first address in the second address format to the first network device to use to communicate during the first exchange of the frames;
means for receiving one frame from a second network device that is a member of the first set pursuant to a second exchange of multiple frames between the second network device and one network device in the second set; and
means for allocating one address in the second address format to the second network device to use to communicate during the second exchange of frames, wherein the address in the second address format allocated to the second network device is capable of comprising the first address or a second address in the second address format.
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33. A network system, comprising:
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a first set of network devices that communicate using a first address format;
a second set of network devices that communicate using a second address format;
a switch enabling communication between network devices in the first and second sets that implements logic to perform;
(i) receiving one frame from a first network device in the first set, wherein the frame is part of a first exchange of multiple frames between the first network device and one network device in the second set;
(ii) allocating a first address in the second address format to the first network device to use to communicate during the first exchange of the frames;
(iii) receiving one frame from a second network device that is a member of the first set pursuant to a second exchange of multiple frames between the second network device and one network device in the second set; and
(iv) allocating one address in the second address format to the second network device to use to communicate during the second exchange of frames, wherein the address in the second address format allocated to the second network device is capable of comprising the first address or a second address in the second address format. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An article of manufacture for enabling communication between one network device that is a member of a first set of network devices that communicate using a first address format and one network device that is a member of a second set of network devices that communicate using a second address format, by:
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receiving one frame from a first network device in the first set, wherein the frame is part of a first exchange of multiple frames between the first network device and one network device in the second set;
allocating a first address in the second address format to the first network device to use to communicate during the first exchange of the frames;
receiving one frame from a second network device that is a member of the first set pursuant to a second exchange of multiple frames between the second network device and one network device in the second set; and
allocating one address in the second address format to the second network device to use to communicate during the second exchange of frames, wherein the address in the second address format allocated to the second network device is capable of comprising the first address or a second address in the second address format. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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