A computer network is described in which the data link layer address, e.g. MAC address, of the network cards of client nodes are used to uniquely identify the nodes in the provision of network to application layer services. A link layer aware router may determine the MAC address of a client node from...http://www.google.fr/patents/US20040249975?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US20040249975 - Computer networks
Numéro de demande: 10/480,391 Numéro de publication: US 2004/0249975 A1 Date de dépôt: 11 déc. 2003 Brevet délivré: US8005981 ( Date de délivrance 23 août 2011)
