US Patent Application 18356732. METHOD FOR IMPROVED LAYER 2 ADDRESS ACQUISITION simplified abstract
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METHOD FOR IMPROVED LAYER 2 ADDRESS ACQUISITION
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Donald E. Eastlake, Iii of Apopka FL (US)
METHOD FOR IMPROVED LAYER 2 ADDRESS ACQUISITION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18356732 titled 'METHOD FOR IMPROVED LAYER 2 ADDRESS ACQUISITION
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a method for a client device to acquire a Layer 2 address (MAC address) for itself.
- The client device selects a MAC address and generates a test message with a hash token to check if the selected MAC address is available.
- The hash token includes a unique value known only to the client device.
- The client device sends the test message and determines if there is a response or lack of response to determine if the selected MAC address is in use.
- If the selected MAC address is not in use, the client device can use it for itself.
Original Abstract Submitted
A method for performing self-assignment Layer 2 address acquisition implemented by a client device. The method includes the client device selecting a Media Access Control (MAC) address and generating an outgoing test message that includes a first hash token to test an availability of the selected MAC address. The first hash token includes a K generation hash (H) value of a seed known only to the client device, where K is an integer value greater than one. The method further includes the client device sending the outgoing test message; determining based on a response to the outgoing test message or a lack of a response to the outgoing test message that the selected MAC address is not in use, and using the selected MAC address based on the determination that the selected MAC address is not in use.
