TECHNIQUES FOR EXCHANGING DHCP INFORMATION AMONG DHCP RELAY AGENTS AND DHCP SERVERS

• Main Authors: SUNDARESAN, KRISHNA, SUKIMAN, INDRAJANTI, AGARWAL, ANAND, TANWAR, ANSHUL, DROMS, RALPH, JOHNSON, RICHARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 07.05.2014
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION

A technique involves exchanging DHCP relay agent information with a DHCP server. In particular, the technique involves receiving a DHCP message en route from a DHCP client to the DHCP server. The DHCP message includes (i) a non-option portion having a client identifier identifying the DHCP client an...