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Perspective-based shared scope address resolution method and apparatus

  • US 6,216,168 B1
  • Filed: 03/17/1997
  • Issued: 04/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for resolving a first address type and value to a target address type and value in a network, comprising a computer-readable medium encoded with:

  • a data structure comprising a hierarchical directory including a plurality of nodes in a tree structure, each node being a directory scope representing a respective hierarchical level within the network and each node having address mapping elements defining address mappings; and

    a plurality of executable methods including;

    a method for attempting to resolve the first address type and value to the target address type and value as a function of the address mapping elements in a first node at a first hierarchical level.

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