Patent ID: 6405253
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H04H,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
A method employed in at least one server of managing the allocation of a set of addresses to an RF modem, the method comprising the steps performed in the at least one server of:receiving at least one first packet from the RF modem; determining a number of addresses to allocate to the RF modem based upon information on a plurality of addresses and upon information in the at least one first packet, the number of addresses being at least two; allocating a set of addresses for the RF modem, the set of addresses comprising the number of addresses determined in the determining step, the set of addresses comprising at least two addresses; and communicating the set of addresses to the RF modem with at least one second packet, the RF modem capable of assigning each address of the set of addresses to at least one host.