Patent ID: 8700747

Claim:
An address assignment device for assigning addresses to a plurality of target devices within a network, the address assignment device comprising a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory and being configured to: instruct each target device of the plurality of target devices to respectively select a first dynamic address from a first set of dynamic addresses at least in part by: providing an indication of a first address of the first set of dynamic addresses to each target device of the plurality of target devices; and providing an indication of a last address of the first set of dynamic addresses to each target device of the plurality of target devices; respectively assign a different static address to each target device of the plurality of target devices having a first dynamic address that uniquely identifies the target device; instruct each target device of the plurality of target devices having a first dynamic address that identifies at least two target devices of the plurality of target devices to respectively select a second dynamic address from a second set of dynamic addresses; and respectively assign another different static address to each target device of the plurality of target devices having a second dynamic address that uniquely identifies the target device.