Method and apparatus for dynamic change of MAC address

The present invention is related to a method to perform a duplicate MAC address check and to change dynamically a MAC address in an aggregation network containing at least a server computer device and a client device, comprising the steps of:Sending from said client device to a server computer devic...

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1. Verfasser:	BOUCHAT CHRISTELE,VAN DEN BOSCH SVEN JOZEF JEANN,TASSENT MICHEL FERDINAND PAULI,SIX ERWIN ALFONS CONSTANT,DE JAEGHER JEANNE EMMANUELLE R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention is related to a method to perform a duplicate MAC address check and to change dynamically a MAC address in an aggregation network containing at least a server computer device and a client device, comprising the steps of:Sending from said client device to a server computer device a message containing the MAC address of said client computer device,Retrieving said MAC address from said message at said server computer device,Checking if said MAC address is already in use (by a user) in said network or if said server computer device wants to change all MAC addresses in said network,If so, sending from said server computer device to said client device a message containing a new MAC address for said client,Overwriting said MAC address with said new MAC address in said client computer device.