ADDRESS GENERATION METHOD IN A DEVICE CONNECTED TO A NETWORK AND DEVICE EMPLOYING SAID METHOD

摘要

The invention relates to a method of generating an address value inside a terminal that is connected to a communication network. The inventive method comprises the following steps: the terminal receives a pair of address values which are transmitted by a configured terminal; the terminal determines a value that is characteristic of the network, which is contained in the first and second address values; the terminal calculates a third address value containing the network-characteristic value; finally, the terminal assigns the third address value to the terminal if said value has not already been assigned to another terminal. The method is optimised in that the terminal sends a request to a terminal possessing said third request in the absence of a response and, if the third address value does not belong to another terminal, it can be assigned to the terminal to be configured. The invention also relates to the terminal that is used to carry out the inventive method. The invention further relates to a terminal which receives a message containing a first and a second address value and which assigns the second address value if said value has not been assigned to any other terminal.