Patent ID: 7028334

Claim:
A method for enabling a network between a first processor and a second processor using at least one additional processor separate from the first processor and the second processor, wherein the first processor and the second processor are each identifiable by a name, the method comprising: receiving, at the at least one additional processor, on behalf of the first processor, information that includes the name of the second processor; receiving, at the at least one additional processor, on behalf of the second processor, information that includes the name of the first processor; determining, by the at least one additional processor, a first virtual address for the first processor based on the information received on behalf of the second processor and a second virtual address for the second processor based on the information received on behalf of the first processor, such that the first and second virtual addresses uniquely identify the first and second processors, respectively; and providing, by the at least one additional processor, to the first processor the second virtual address and to the second processor the first virtual address to enable one or more tunnels between the first and the second processors.