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Facilitating DHCP diagnostics in telecommunication networks

US7865591B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Hakki Candan Cankaya · Dallas, US
Gerard Damm · Ottawa, CA
Kamakshi Sridhar · Plano, US
Sven Ooghe · Evergem, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 20, 2007
Grant date	Jan 4, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L61/5014
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for facilitating DHCP diagnostic functionality comprises a plurality of operation. An operation is performed for identifying misconfigurations to a DHCP option configuration of a DHCP agent between a DHCP server and a client of the DHCP server. An operation is performed for confirming proper address concentration configuration with respect to the DHCP agent. An operation is performed for snooping on address assignments from the DHCP server to the client of the DHCP server to determine unauthorized ones of the address assignments.

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