Patents Assigned to ELSA AG
  • Method of establishing an internet protocol network utilizing IP gateway that functions as either or both DHCP client and DHCP server
    Patent number: 6560642
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of establishing an Internet Protocol network with several IP hosts and with an IP gateway for connecting the IP network to the Internet. The invention provides a method which no longer requires the knowledge of address mechanisms of the Internet protocol previously necessary for a successful establishment and thus protects disturbances of errors during the establishment of an Internet Protocol network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: ELSA AG
    Inventor: Jens Nurmann