Andy T Huey

US Patent:

6963909, Nov 8, 2005

Filed:

Jul 24, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/912852

Inventors:

Andy T. Huey - San Leandro CA, US
James E. Kracht - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc. - San Jose CA

International Classification:

G06F015/177
G06F015/173

US Classification:

709222, 209220, 209223, 209225, 209226, 370254, 710 8, 710 9, 710 10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for assigning IP addresses to occupants in a communications system chassis with an Ethernet backplane and at least one internal chassis occupant, comprising receiving a request for an IP address from a component, determining whether the component is an internal chassis occupant, if the component is an internal chassis occupant, assigning an IP address to the component.