Server-Based Local Address Assignment Protocol

A method for local address assignment, comprising:

• generating, by an endpoint client, a host identifier (HID) based on a random number generation and independent of router input or server input, the HID being substantially unique within a local network;
• transmitting, by the endpoint client, an initial message, the initial message including the HID and a request for a media access control (MAC) address for a local address;
• receiving, by a proxy, the initial message, the initial message accompanied by port information;
• forwarding, by the proxy, the initial message;
• receiving, by the proxy, a response message in response to the initial message, the response message including a locally unique client MAC address;
• and
• forwarding, by the proxy, the response message to the endpoint client.