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Location privacy through IP address space scrambling

  • US 8,601,262 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2007
  • Issued: 12/03/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network address assignment method for assigning an address to a host for network communications, the method comprising:

  • computing a pseudo prefix incorporating an encryption of a subnet address associated with a subnet associated with the host; and

    communicating the pseudo prefix to the host for use as part of said address assigned to the host, the address being for use by the host as the host'"'"'s address in network communications, the address being for use as a destination address in communications sent to the host, wherein the pseudo prefix in the destination address is for being decrypted to obtain the subnet address to route such communications to the host.

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