Patent ID: 9110853
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer system, comprising: a network; a first device coupled to the network and configured to send a packet on the network, wherein the first device is further configured to encode a partial device ID in the packet, wherein the partial device ID uniquely identifies the first device as a particular one of a plurality of devices in a device class, wherein devices belonging to a given device class are configured to send packets having a particular characteristic on the network; and a second device coupled to the network and configured to receive the packet from the network, wherein the second device is further configured to send a responsive packet to the first device, wherein the second device is configured to encode a device ID that identifies the first device in the responsive packet, wherein the device ID includes the partial device ID and a remaining portion of the device ID, wherein the remaining portion of the device ID identifies the first device as belonging to a particular device class.