Method and apparatus for distributing addresses of communication devices within a satellite network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9735859
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14092508

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A method of communication in a satellite network including a hub, a satellite, a remote terminal, an upstream switch connected to the hub, at least one upstream communication device connected to the upstream switch, and plural remote-connected communication devices connected to the remote terminal, is disclosed. In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving at the hub, via the satellite from the remote terminal, a correspondence information carrying message including plural correspondence information entries, each correspondence information entry identifying a virtual network identifier associated with a media access control (MAC) address of one of the plural remote-connected communication devices connected to the remote terminal; and transmitting a data carrying message from one of the upstream communication devices to one of the plural remote-connected communication devices via the hub, the satellite and the remote terminal based on a correspondence information entry in the correspondence information carrying message.

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ST ENGINEERING IDIRECT INC13861 SUNRISE VALLEY DRIVE SUITE 300 HERNDON VA 20171

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Snyder, Brian Scott Ashburn, US 1 5

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