US 2010/0064032 A1Published application

Method for automatic configuration of an access router compatible with the dhcp protocol, for specific automatic processing of ip flows from a client terminal

AssigneeFrance Telecom

InventorsRomain Vinel, Fabien Battello

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Abstract

Method and device for automatic configuration of an access router 2, compatible with the DHCP protocol, for controlling resources for a client terminal 1, as a function of a profile associated with the terminal client line and an ID identifier of the terminal client line, in a computer network, starting from the configuration phase of the terminal by a DHCP 3 server in the network; the router routing the DHCP traffic of the terminal with the server. The ID identifier, inserted 5 in the DHCPREQUEST message 4 broadcast by the terminal, is used 9 to query 10 a profiles server 11 that transmits 12 the corresponding profile in response; Extraction 14 of the parameters of the transmitted profile 13 configures 15 the router so that it can be able to process terminal flows.

Claims16

Dependent claims

Method for automatic configuration of an access router, compatible with the DHCP protocol, for specific automatic processing of IP flows from a client terminal in a computer network, as a function of a given set of values of flow processing parameters corresponding to the client line from the client terminal, the access router routing DHCP traffic between the client terminal and any DHCP server on the network capable of proposing a lease to this client terminal, characterized in that it comprises the following steps:

a) inserting information enabling identification of the client line of the client terminal into the contents of a DHCP request sent on the network by the
client terminal and transmitting the request, thus completed with the identification information, to a DHCP server through the access router;
and
b) querying a profiles server, using the identification information of the client line as a query key, to obtain values of flow processing parameters associated with it;
said profiles server comprising a database in which values of flow processing parameters
corresponding to the client line of the client terminal associated with the client line identification information for this terminal are stored, and
c) configuring the access router with the values of flow processing parameters obtained in step b).

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Automatic configuration device for an access router, compatible with the DHCP protocol, for performing specific automatic processing of IP flows from a client terminal in a computer network, as a function of a given set of values of flow processing parameters corresponding to the client line of the client terminal, the access router routing DHCP traffic between the client terminal and any DHCP server on the network that can propose a lease to this client terminal, characterized in that it comprises:

a profiles server connected to the network, comprising a database in which values of flow processing parameters corresponding to the client line of the client terminal associated with the client line identification information for this terminal is stored, the profiles server being configured for:
receiving a query request from a network entity, using the client line identification information as a query key;
and
transmitting values of flow processing parameters associated with the query key of the request, in response to the query request;
an insertion module M1 configured for:
receiving a DHCP request from the client terminal on the network;
and
inserting client line identification information for the client terminal that is sending the request, into the received request;
and
transmitting the request completed with the client line identification information to the DHCP server;
and
transmitting the client line identification information to a module M2;
a query module M2 configured for:
receiving a client line identification information;
and
transmitting a query request to the profiles server, with the received client line identification information as the query key;
and
receiving a reply from the profiles server concerning the transmitted query request;
and
transmitting the values of flow processing parameters associated with the client line identification information received in the response from the profiles server, to a module M3;
a configuration module M3 configured for:
receiving values of flow processing parameters associated with client line identification information for configuration of the access router;
and
configuring the access router as a function of the received values of flow processing parameters.

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Facts

Application: 12/400,480Filed 9 Mar 2009
Priority: FR 03 502964 Jul 2003
Published: 11 Mar 2010
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Classification4 codes

H04L 61/5014
Internet protocol [IP] addresses: using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP]
H04L 41/0806
Configuration setting: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play
H04L 41/0856
By actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information: by backing up or archiving configuration information
H04L
Digital communication

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