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DHCP server synchronization with DHCP proxy

US7792942B1 · kind B1 · utility

21Cited by

3References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Joseph M. Regan · Pleasanton, US
Ron E. Haberman · Ekeren, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 27, 2007
Grant date	Sep 7, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 30, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L67/59
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Managing a network resource is disclosed. An indication that a resource assigned to a subscriber host by a resource allocating node is no longer to be used by the subscriber host is received at a node other than the subscriber host or the resource allocating node. A resource release communication is sent to the resource allocating node from said node other than the subscriber host or the resource allocating node. The resource release communication appears to the resource allocating node to originate from the subscriber host and indicates to the resource allocating node that the resource is no longer to be used by the subscriber host.

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