发明名称 Communication System Employing Subnet Or Prefix To Determine Connection To Same Network Segment
摘要 The disclosed communication system may employ a first protocol for communication over a network connection. The communication system may use subnet information or prefix information to determine if the network connection qualifies for using a second protocol. If the communication system determines that the network connection qualifies, the communication system employs the second protocol for communication over the network connection.
申请公布号 US2014344329(A1) 申请公布日期 2014.11.20
申请号 US201313898458 申请日期 2013.05.20
申请人 International Business Machines Corporation 发明人 Fox Michael Jon
分类号 H04L29/06 主分类号 H04L29/06
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主权项 1. A method comprising: establishing a network connection between a first information handling system (IHS) and a second IHS, the first and second IHSs including respective interfaces, the network connection being a network connection that uses a first protocol version that employs subnets or a second protocol version that employs prefixes; receiving, from the first IHS by the interface of the second IHS, a proposal including subnet information related to the interface of the first IHS if the network connection is employing the first protocol version for the network connection; receiving, from the first IHS by the interface of the second IHS, a proposal including prefix information including a list of prefixes related to the interface of the first IHS if the network connection is employing the second protocol version for the network connection; determining, by the second IHS, subnet information or prefix information related to the interface of the second IHS that receives the proposal; testing, by the second IHS, to determine if the subnet information of the interface of the second IHS matches the subnet information of the interface of the first IHS or the prefix information matches at least one prefix of the list of prefixes; and qualifying, by the second IHS, the network connection to employ a particular protocol if there is a match between the subnet information of the interface of the second IHS and the subnet information of the interface of the first IHS or there is a match between the prefix information of the interface of the second IHS and at least one prefix of the list of prefixes, and otherwise disqualifying the network connection from using the particular protocol if there is no match.
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