US5894479A
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Providing address resolution information for self registration of clients on power-up or dial-in
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-10
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Granted: 1999-04-13
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Expires: 2016-12-10
Abstract
Abstract In a system having a server and a client, the client having an upstream device capable of sending and receiving data from the server and a downstream device capable of receiving data from the server, and the server containing a set of network addresses and a set of hardware addresses, a method for forcing the server to send all downstream data to the client using the downstream device including the steps of: (1) establishing a connection between the server and the client using the upstream device; (2) constructing a start-up packet in the client; (3) transferring the start-up packet from the client to the server using a special port; and, (4) adding an entry for said client into the data structure in response to the start-up packet.
Inventors
- 👤 Mannan Mohammed
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:38
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L61/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
In a network having a server and a client, said client having an upstream device which sends and receives data from said server and a downstream device which receives data from said server, and said server containing a set of network addresses and a set of hardware addresses, a method for forcing said server to send all downstream data to said client using said downstream device comprising the steps of: establishing a connection between said server and said client using said upstream device; constructing a start-up packet in said client; transferring said start-up packet from said client to said server using said upstream device and a predetermined port; and, adding a set of addresses into said server memory in response to said start-up packet to configure said server to transfer all data for said client using said downstream device.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
In a network having a server and a client, said client having an upstream device which sends and receives data from said server and a downstream device which receives data from said server, and said server containing a set of network addresses and a set of hardware addresses, a method for forcing said server to send all downstream data to said client using said downstream device comprising the steps of: establishing a connection between said server and said client using said upstream device; constructing a start-up packet in said client; transferring said start-up packet from said client to said server using said upstream device and a predetermined port; and, adding a set of addresses into said server memory in response to said start-up packet to configure said server to transfer all data for said client using said downstream device.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said start-up packet contains a data field, and said start-up packet constructing step comprises the steps of: determining a network address of said upstream device of said client; determining a hardware address of said downstream device of said client; and, placing said network address and said hardware address into said data field along with an ADD command.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said adding step comprises the steps of: extracting a network address of said upstream device of said client; extracting a hardware address of said downstream device of said client; and, executing a command to insert said network address and said hardware address into said server memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3, wherein said command is an application programming interface command.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: constructing a shut-down packet in said client; transferring said shut-down packet from said client to said server using said predetermined port; and, deleting said set of addresses from said data structure in response to said shut-down packet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said shut-down packet contains a data field, and said shut-down packet constructing step comprises the steps of: determining a network address of said upstream device of said client; placing said network address into said data field along with a DELETE command.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 5, wherein said deleting step comprises the steps of: extracting a network address of said upstream device of said client; executing a command to delete said set of addresses from said server memory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said command is an application programming interface command.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
174 words
A system comprising: a server including: a server processor; and, server memory coupled to said server processor for storing a set of network addresses and a set of hardware addresses; and, a client including: a client processor; an upstream device coupled to said client processor, said upstream device for sending and receiving data from said server; a downstream device coupled to said client processor, said downstream device for receiving data from said server; and, client memory coupled to said client processor; wherein said client memory is configured to enable said client processor to: establish a connection between said server and said client using said upstream device; construct a start-up packet in said client; and, transfer said start-up packet from said client to said server using said upstream device and a predetermined port; wherein said server memory is configured to allow said server processor to add a set of addresses into said server memory in response to said start-up packet to configure said server to transfer all data for said client using said downstream device.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
174 words
A system comprising: a server including: a server processor; and, server memory coupled to said server processor for storing a set of network addresses and a set of hardware addresses; and, a client including: a client processor; an upstream device coupled to said client processor, said upstream device for sending and receiving data from said server; a downstream device coupled to said client processor, said downstream device for receiving data from said server; and, client memory coupled to said client processor; wherein said client memory is configured to enable said client processor to: establish a connection between said server and said client using said upstream device; construct a start-up packet in said client; and, transfer said start-up packet from said client to said server using said upstream device and a predetermined port; wherein said server memory is configured to allow said server processor to add a set of addresses into said server memory in response to said start-up packet to configure said server to transfer all data for said client using said downstream device.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The system of claim 9, wherein said start-up packet contains a data field, and said client memory is further configured to enable said client processor to: determine a network address of said upstream device of said client; determine a hardware address of said downstream device of said client; and, place said network address and said hardware address into said data field along with an ADD command.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
The system of claim 9, wherein said server memory is further configured to allow said server processor to: extract a network address of said upstream device of said client; extract a hardware address of said downstream device of said client; and, executing a command to insert said network address and said hardware address into said server memory.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 11, wherein said command is an application programming interface command.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
67 words
The system of claim 9, wherein: said client memory is further configured to allow said client processor to: construct a shut-down packet in said client; and, transfer said shut-down packet from said client to said server using said special port; and, said server memory is configured to allow said server processor to: delete said set of addresses from said server memory in response to said shut-down packet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
49 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said shut-down packet contains a data field, said client memory is further configured to allow said client processor to: determine a network address of said upstream device of said client; place said network address into said data field along with a DELETE command.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The system of claim 13, wherein said server memory is further configured to allow said server processor to: extract a network address of said upstream device of said client; execute a command to delete said set of addresses from said server memory.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
14 words
The system of claim 15, wherein said command is an application programming interface command.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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