Patent ID: 7249200
Filing Date: 2007-07-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A process for determining a plurality of communication identifiers (CI 1 -CI 4 ) for uniquely identifying respective ones of a plurality of communication devices (K 1 -K 4 ) connected over a network (NET), each one of the plurality of communication devices having respective ones of a plurality of start identifiers (SI 1 -SI 3 ) assigned to them, wherein each communication device (K 1 -K 4 ) performs the following steps synchronized with the respective other communication devices (K 1 -K 4 ): (a) determine a first own decision value (V (b) send the own decision value (V (c) compare the own decision value (V (d) claim at least one communication identifier of the plurality of communication identifiers (CI (e) determine at least one second own decision value (V