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US 10,856,143 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for IP address assignment
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsGeorge Cherian, Santosh Paul Abraham, Jouni Malinen, Hemanth Sampath
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Abstract
A method includes, prior to authenticating a mobile device, receiving by an access point a first message from the mobile device, determining that the mobile device is to be authenticated prior to responding to the first message, and sending to an authentication server a second message that includes an authentication request and the first message. The method also includes receiving from the authentication server a third message that includes a response to the authentication request and that further includes the first message.
Claims8
A method comprising:
- prior to authenticating a mobile device, receiving by an access point a first message from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is to be authenticated prior to processing the first message;
- authenticating the mobile device, wherein the authenticating comprises:
- sending to an authentication server a second message that includes an authentication request and the first message;
- and
- receiving from the authentication server a third message that includes the first message and an indication that the authentication of the mobile device is successful;
- and
- processing the first message received from the authentication server by the access point based on whether the authentication of the mobile device is successful, wherein the first message includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment request, and wherein processing the first message comprises:
- communicating with a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to determine an IP address to be associated with the mobile device;
- and
- sending a fourth message to the mobile device, the fourth message including the IP address to be associated with the mobile device.
7 more elements
A network device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
- prior to authenticating a mobile device, receive a first message from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is to be authenticated prior to responding to the first message;
- authenticate the mobile device, wherein to authenticate the mobile device, the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
- send to an authentication server a second message that includes an authentication request and the first message;
- and
- receive from the authentication server a third message that includes the first message and an indication that the authentication of the mobile device is successful;
- and
- process the first message received from the authentication server based on whether the authentication of the mobile device is successful, wherein the first message includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment request, and wherein to process the first message, the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to:
- communicate with a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to determine an IP address to be associated with the mobile device;
- and
- send a fourth message to the mobile device, the fourth message including the IP address to be associated with the mobile device.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that are executable by a processor to cause the processor to:
- prior to authenticating a mobile device, receive a first message from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is to be authenticated prior to responding to the first message;
- authenticate the mobile device, wherein to authenticate the mobile device, the instructions further cause the processor to:
- send to an authentication server a second message that includes an authentication request and the first message;
- and
- receive from the authentication server a third message that includes a response to the authentication request and the first message;
- and
- process the first message received from the authentication server based on whether the authentication of the mobile device is successful, wherein the first message includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment request, and wherein to process the first message, the instructions further cause the processor to:
- communicate with a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to determine an IP address to be associated with the mobile device;
- and
- send a fourth message to the mobile device, the fourth message including the IP address to be associated with the mobile device.
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A network device comprising:
- means for storing instructions;
- and
- means for executing the instructions to:
- prior to authenticating a mobile device, receive a first message from the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is to be authenticated prior to responding to the first message;
- authenticate the mobile device, wherein to authenticate the mobile device, the means for executing the instructions is further configured to:
- send to an authentication server a second message that includes an authentication request and the first message;
- and
- receive from the authentication server a third message that includes a response to the authentication request and the first message;
- and
- process the first message received from the authentication server based on whether the authentication of the mobile device is successful, wherein the first message includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address assignment request, and wherein to process the first message, the means for executing the instructions is further configured to:
- communicate with a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server to determine an IP address to be associated with the mobile device;
- and
- send a fourth message to the mobile device, the fourth message including the IP address to be associated with the mobile device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.