发明名称 |
SUBNET PRIORITIZATION FOR IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION FROM A DHCP SERVER |
摘要 |
A method, apparatus, and machine readable storage medium is disclosed for handling Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) at a first DHCP server, assigning a priority to each of a plurality of subnets and assigning to a client, an IP address from the highest priority subnet. |
申请公布号 |
US2014359136(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.12.04 |
申请号 |
US201414464376 |
申请日期 |
2014.08.20 |
申请人 |
Alcatel-Lucent |
发明人 |
Subramanian Ramaswamy |
分类号 |
H04L29/12 |
主分类号 |
H04L29/12 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method for handling Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) at a first DHCP server, said method comprising steps of:
receiving, via a configuration file at the first DHCP server, a priority for each of a plurality of subnets; assigning the priority to each of the plurality of subnets; receiving a DHCP Discover message from a client; in response to receipt of a DHCP Discover message from a client, selecting a subnet having a highest priority from said plurality of subnets; selecting an Internet Protocol (IP) address from said selected subnet having a highest priority; and transmitting a DHCP Offer message to said client, offering said selected IP address. |
地址 |
Boulogne Billancourt FR |