Network addressing based on the port of a network switch
CA 2362433 A1 · Owner: Schneider Automation Inc. · Inventors: Dube, Dennis J. W.; Baker, Richard A.
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The present invention discloses a network switch for a computer network which receives a network message from a network device and forwards the network message to an appropriate destination. The network switch has a plurality of ports for receiving and forwarding the network message. The network switch has a logical address server which assigns a logical address to a network device based upon the port of the network switch to which the network device is connected.
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- Filed December 7, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 7, 2020.
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