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Patent AT-E400121-T1: [Translated] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-CONFIGURATION AND DISCOVERY OF IP-TO-MAC ADDRESS MAP AND GATEWAY PRESENCE

Published by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Catalog Last Checked: July 31, 2026 at 09:06 PM | Dataset Last Updated: September 06, 2025
An system and method for handling broadcast network requests for auto-configuration and discovery of IP to MAC address mappings and gateway presence in wireless peer-to-peer ad-hoc routing networks. The significant portion of a node's IP address is calculated by applying a hashing function to the six-byte hardware (MAC) address. The significant portion is appended to routing advertisements, and thereby propagates passively to other network nodes. DHCP and ARP requests, as well as other broadcast type requests, are handled by the local network stack of a node, without requiring a broadcast transmission over the wireless channel.

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