Patent · US Expired

Discovering an address of a name server

US7447182B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 20, 2002
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/005
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile communications network includes a packet service node capable of establishing a session with a mobile station. A network address (e.g., an Internet Protocol or IP address) of a domain name system (DNS) server is communicated to the mobile station using one of several types of messages. A first type of message includes an Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP) message. A second type of message includes a Mobile Internet Protocol Registration Reply Message. The packet service node receives the network address of the DNS server from an authentication server, such as a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User System Service) server or a Mobile IP Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) server.

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