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US07974222B2 Method and apparatus for providing link-local IPv4 addressing across multiple interfaces of a network node 有权
用于在网络节点的多个接口上提供链路本地IPv4寻址的方法和装置

Method and apparatus for providing link-local IPv4 addressing across multiple interfaces of a network node
Abstract:
Embodiments of the present invention provide link-local IPv4 addressing across multiple interfaces of a network-node. During operation, the network-node broadcasts an address resolution protocol (ARP) request packet on multiple interfaces which asks for the hardware address of a network node whose link-local IPv4 address is Y. In response, the network-node receives an ARP-reply packet on an interface from a target network-node. If Y is present in the ARP cache and is associated with a different interface, the source network-node chooses a winner interface, and updates the ARP cache so that Y is associated with the winner interface. The network-node sends one or more contention-resolution packets on the loser interface to cause a loser network-node to choose another link-local IPv4 address for itself.
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