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System and method for assigning a service flow classifier to a device
US9270472B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9270472-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113074634-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | Mar 29, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
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A system and method for assigning a service flow classifier to a device. A MAC address of a device is extracted from a DHCP discover message. A DHCP server constructs a key from the device MAC address and an IP address assigned by the DHCP server. The key identifies a record of attributes of the device. A configuration server uses the key to access the attribute record and to generate a boot file for the device. The boot file includes one or more service flow classifiers that determine a service flow for packets destined for the device.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for assigning a service flow classifier to a device comprising: receiving at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server a DHCP discover message from the device, wherein the DHCP discover message comprises a MAC address of the device; generating at the DHCP server: an attributes record key for the device, wherein the attributes record key uniquely identifies a record for the device stored on the DHCP server; and a device file name for…
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Electricity · mapped topic
- H04L41/0806Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9270472B2 cover?
- A system and method for assigning a service flow classifier to a device. A MAC address of a device is extracted from a DHCP discover message. A DHCP server constructs a key from the device MAC address and an IP address assigned by the DHCP server. The key identifies a record of attributes of the device. A configuration server uses the key to access the attribute record and to generate a boot fi…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Danforth Andrew Charles, Nakhre Tushar A, O'Neill Clayton, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04L41/0806. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 23 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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