Method of and a processing device handling a protocol address in a network
First Claim
1. A method of handling one or more protocol addresses in a network;
- wherein the network comprises a number of servers K, each server being uniquely identified in the network by a server identifier and comprising a maximum number of a plurality of processing units L;
wherein each of the plurality of processing units comprises;
a) one hardware address to connect to the network, b) a unit identifier that uniquely identifies the processing unit in the server, and c) a maximum number of hosts M, each host comprising a local host identifier uniquely identifying the host on the processing unit;
wherein the method comprises;
generating, by a processing unit of the plurality of processing units, a protocol address for a host on the processing unit based on;
the local host identifier of the host;
the unit identifier of the processing unit; and
the server identifier associated with the processing unit;
configuring the processing unit to transmit outgoing messages and receive incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address;
transmitting the outgoing messages and receiving the incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of handling a protocol address (IP_x) in a network (10). The network comprises a number of K servers (12). A server is uniquely identified in the network by a server identifier (Sid_x). A server houses a maximum number of L units (14). A unit comprises one hardware address (MACx) to connect to the network and a unit identifier (Eid_x) which uniquely identifies the unit in the server. A unit hosts a maximum number of M hosts (16). Each host on a unit comprises a local host identifier (Hid_x) uniquely identifying the host on the unit. A unit (14) generates a protocol address (IP_x) for a host on the unit based on the local host identifier (Hid_x) of the host, the unit identifier (Eid_x) of the unit and the server identifier (Sid_x) associated with the unit and assigns the protocol address to the host (16).
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19 Claims
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1. A method of handling one or more protocol addresses in a network;
- wherein the network comprises a number of servers K, each server being uniquely identified in the network by a server identifier and comprising a maximum number of a plurality of processing units L;
wherein each of the plurality of processing units comprises;
a) one hardware address to connect to the network, b) a unit identifier that uniquely identifies the processing unit in the server, and c) a maximum number of hosts M, each host comprising a local host identifier uniquely identifying the host on the processing unit;
wherein the method comprises;generating, by a processing unit of the plurality of processing units, a protocol address for a host on the processing unit based on; the local host identifier of the host; the unit identifier of the processing unit; and the server identifier associated with the processing unit; configuring the processing unit to transmit outgoing messages and receive incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address; transmitting the outgoing messages and receiving the incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- wherein the network comprises a number of servers K, each server being uniquely identified in the network by a server identifier and comprising a maximum number of a plurality of processing units L;
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12. A processing device, comprising:
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an Input/Output device configured to connect to; a network system; a database; and a data storage comprising instructions; a physical processor that, by executing the instructions, is configured to; generate a protocol address for a host on the processing device based on; a local host identifier of the host; a unit identifier of the processing device; and a server identifier associated with the processing device; configure the processing device to transmit outgoing messages and receive incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address; transmit the outgoing messages and receive the incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address via the Input/Output device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, implemented by a processing unit, of handling a protocol address in a network, the method comprising:
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generating the protocol address for a host on the processing unit based on; a local host identifier of the host; a unit identifier of the processing unit; and a server identifier of a server comprising the processing unit; configuring the processing unit to transmit outgoing messages and receive incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address; transmitting the outgoing messages and receiving the incoming messages for the host over the network using the protocol address.
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