Apparatus and method for allocating network address
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeong-Gu Kim, Soo-Yeul Oh, Zea-Jong Kang
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for network address allocation are provided, in which an interface module performs wireless communications through an antenna, and a protocol controller performs wireless communications using a predetermined protocol and performs a network address acquisition procedure during network entry.
Claims12
An apparatus for network address allocation in a terminal in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- an interface module for performing wireless communications through an antenna;
- and
- a protocol controller for performing wireless communications using a predetermined protocol and performing a network address acquisition procedure during network entry.
A method for network address allocation in a terminal in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system, the method comprising:
- performing network entry by a protocol controller;
- requesting network address allocation by the protocol controller, after the network entry;
- being allocated a requested network address by the protocol controller;
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- setting the allocated network address for a radio communication interface by the protocol controller.
A system for network address allocation in a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) communication system, the system comprising:
- a network device for communicating with another node by a predetermined protocol and allocating a network address, upon receipt of a network address allocation request;
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- a terminal for performing wireless communications with the network device by the predetermined protocol and performing a network address acquisition procedure during network entry, through a protocol controller.
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