UNIQUE PREFIX ASSIGNMENT WITH AUTOMATIC ADDRESS CONFIGURATION

摘要

A method (500) and a system (300) for implementing point-to-point communications. The method can include identifying (504) at least a first portion (348, 350) of a prefix (344, 346) of a network address, the prefix corresponding to a particular topological region (326, 328) of a communications network (302). The method further can include generating (506) a unique prefix (360, 362) by updating the prefix with an identifier (356, 358) that is unique within the topological region of the communications network, and assigning (508) the unique prefix to a node (304- 314) of the communications network.