Enhanced dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp)
AssigneesAllied Telesis Holdings K.K., Allied Telesis Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHermin Anggawijaya, Theuns Willem Verwoerd
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus and methods described herein are configured for receiving a network parameter request (e.g., a DHCPv6) request from a specific client and processing the network parameter request to facilitate allocation, assignment, etc., of one or more specific network parameters to the specific client based on a unique identifier (e.g., MAC address) of the specific client. In some embodiments, the systems, apparatus and methods described herein are further configured for processing and relaying the network parameter request to a network parameter server (e.g., DHCPv6 server) to enable one or more specific network parameters to be assigned to the specific client.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- an input module configured to receive a network parameter request, wherein the request includes a unique identifier of a client device;
- a processor configured to generate a data structure to send the network parameter request, wherein the data structure includes a value set to the unique identifier of the client device;
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- an output module configured to send the data structure to a network parameter server.
A device comprising:
- an input module configured to receive a dynamic host control protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) request, wherein the DHCPv6 request includes a unique identifier of a client device;
- a processor configured to generate an envelope data structure configured for sending the network parameter request to a network parameter server, wherein the envelope data structure includes a parameter associated with the unique identifier of the client device;
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- an output module configured to send the data structure to the network parameter server.
A system comprising:
- a client device;
- a dynamic host control protocol version 6 (DHCPv6) server;
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- a relay device comprising:
- a request receiving module configured for receiving a network parameter request, wherein the network parameter request includes a unique device identifier, and wherein the network parameter request is a DHCPv6 request;
- a data structure module configured for generating a data structure including the unique client identifier;
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- a communication module configured for sending the data structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.