Patent ID: 6378000
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for address mapping in a network system, comprising:receiving a self identification packet; extracting a bus identifier and a physical identifier from the self identification packet; adding a new row to an address mapping tale, the new row comprising a bus identifier field, a physical identifier field, and a node unique identifier field; inserting the physical identifier and the bus identifier into the respective bus identifier field and physical identifier field in the new row of the address mapping table; transmitting a read request packet to a node identified by the self identification packet; receiving a read response packet, the read response packet comprising a node unique identifier; extracting one or more identifiers from the read response packet, the one or more identifiers including a node unique identifier; and inserting the one or more identifiers into additional fields in the new row of the address mapping table, and further comprising: partitioning a plurality of unique records into three or more logically distinct sections, the tree or more logically distinct sections including: an IEEE 1394 bus service section; an MPEG service section; and an IP service section.