For facilitating data communication between entities in a local area network (storage files, programs, devices, human operators, etc.), a method is disclosed for addressing such communications to logical names adopted for the entities; rather than to discrete physical locations in the network. The subject...http://www.google.de/patents/US4644468?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4644468 - Name usage support through distributed processing networks linked by bridges and/or gateways
