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Address converter for gateways interconnecting networks of different address formats

  • US 6,950,433 B1
  • Filed: 09/28/1999
  • Issued: 09/27/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of transmitting packets between first and second networks of different address formats, comprising:

  • receiving, from a first network, a packet containing first address data conforming to said first network address format and second address data conforming to said second network address format, said first address data being contained in a packet header of the packet and said second address data being contained in an auxiliary header of the packet;

    swapping said first address data and said second address data within the packet; and

    transmitting the packet to said second network based on the second address data.

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