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Virtual interfaces with dynamic binding

  • US 6,330,599 B1
  • Filed: 10/16/1998
  • Issued: 12/11/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for using a virtual interface associated with a second network device to control, via a data network, a first network device, the method comprising:

  • binding the virtual interface with a selected physical interface, said selected physical interface comprising a communication link to the first network device;

    receiving, at the virtual interface, a first command instruction for controlling at least one operational aspect of the first network device;

    generating a command message, according to a predetermined protocol, using information from the a first command instruction; and

    transmitting, via the data network, the command message to the first network device to thereby cause the first network device to realize said first command instruction.

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