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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Phillip Barber, McKinney, TX (US);
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 61/2015 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for coordinating network entry of a device includes authenticating the device coupled to the controller, and allocating an address for the device, wherein allocating the address for the device occur concurrently with but independently of authenticating the device. The method also includes completing the network entry of the device upon successful completion of authenticating the device and allocating the address for the device.