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Reconciling addresses

  • US 9,443,206 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2010
  • Issued: 09/13/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a memory including an address database for storing sub-location addresses; and

    a processor configured to;

    receive, from a network device, a request to perform address reconciliation of the sub-location addresses that correspond to physical addresses associated with physical devices related to different central offices;

    retrieve the sub-location addresses from the database based on the request;

    determine, for each of the sub-location addresses, whether the sub-location address is to be deleted from the database by determining whether a physical device assigned to the sub-location address can be reassigned to the corresponding physical address; and

    delete one or more of the sub-location addresses from the database based on the determinations.

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