Name Assignment in Computer Networks

Abstract

Name assignment, the procedure by which an identifier is assigned to the nodes of a network to be used subsequently by other networking mechanisms, is investigated in detail in this report for such situations as node restart and relocation, network merger and startup. Algorithms for a four-phase approach to network relocation are proposed. In the first phase, pairs of neighboring nodes get acquainted; in the second phase, the pair must decide whether their networks are indeed distinct and should merger; in the third phase, each of the two nodes alerts the other nodes in its subnetwork of the prospective merger and proceeds to phase four--the merger itself.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA123854

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  • Raphael Rom

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  • SRI International

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  • Computer Networks
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  • Computer science

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