Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070255832
Filing Date: April 30, 2006
Inventors: Andre Riesberg, Anke Eggengoor
Assignee: GE
Current U.S. Classification: 709, 709/226000
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Fulton Wilcox (9 months ago)
Regarding Claim 00005 This claim essentially covers the same ground as DHCP, which dynamically "leases" IP addressees." The DHCP process can be used to support essentially static IP addresses by extending the lease time or by supporting client renewal of IP address. In any case, DHCP addressed can also be mapped to MAC addresses, obviating the need for static IP addresses.
