Patent ID: 8675661
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computerized method for assigning network identifiers to client devices in a network, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a first client device is active in the network, wherein the network supports transmission of IPv4 packets; assigning a first value of an IP version field to the first client device; assigning an IPv4 address to the first client device, wherein the first value of the IP version field combined with the IPv4 address forms a first fractional IP address; associating the first fractional IP address with the first client device; receiving an indication that a second client device is active in the network; assigning a second value of the IP version field to the second client device, assigning the IPv4 address to the second client device, wherein the second value of the IP version field combined with the IPv4 address forms a second fractional IP address; associating the second fractional IP address with the second client device; wherein each of the first value and the second value of the IP version field is allocated for assignment from a plurality of values of the IP version field, and the first value and the second value each indicates one version of IPv0, IPv1, IPv2, IPv3, or IPv4, and the second value is not the same as the first value wherein each of the first value and the second value of the IP version field is a binary number.