METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING DEVICES CONNECTED TO A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

The invention concerns a device for connection to a communication network, said device comprising means for obtaining a permanent identifier of the devices connected to the network and means for establishing an association table between the permanent identifier of a device and a temporary identifier of said device in the network. The invention is characterised in that the means for establishing the association table are adapted to read the permanent identifier of a device, the reading sequence of the permanent identifiers on the devices being based on a parameter pertaining to the device performing the reading. The invention also concerns a corresponding method.