US Patent 10277553 Method for generating addresses in a computer network

A method for creating a plurality of addresses for a network element of a communication network can include the steps of creating a virtual identifier for each address to be created from an existing identifier of said network element and from at least one configured piece of additional information; creating an address from at least one created virtual identifier; checking the virtual identifiers created in such a way or the addresses created from said virtual identifiers for the presence of a collision; and discarding colliding virtual identifiers or the addresses created from said virtual identifiers.