Patent ID: 8582571

Claim:
A device for use within a network, comprising: circuitry; and a transceiver in communication with the circuitry, the device configured to cause the transceiver to: receive a sent message from another device to indicate the availability of the another device for attachment, send, to the another device, a message indicating the availability of the device for communication with the another device, receive, from the another device, a communication including a first one of a plurality of addresses in a header thereof for identification of the device, during an initial attachment, and communicate, with the another device, data utilizing a second one of the addresses in a related header for identification of the device, in association with an initial data transfer after the initial attachment; wherein the device is configured to communicate utilizing a communications protocol that includes a plurality of frames, at least a part of at least one of the plurality of frames including: a starting portion thereof, at least one identification portion that identifies the device, and at least one data transfer portion including information associated with communication of a block.