Patent ID: 6081845
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: H04L,H04Q

Abstract:
An ARP server to be used in a network in which a communication is performed according to a first protocol, comprising:storing means for storing, for each of a plurality of terminals that perform a communication by using the network, a second address that is used in performing a communication according to a second protocol and at least one first address that can be used in performing a communication according to the first protocol;recognizing means for recognizing, based on received information, a second address for which a first address is to be selected and a terminal to be informed of the selected first address;readout means for reading out all of first addresses corresponding to the recognized second address from the storing means;selecting means for selecting one first address from among the read-out first addresses according to a predetermined condition; andtransmitting means for transmitting the selected first address to the terminal recognized by the recognizing means.