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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Addison, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/74 (2022.01); H04L 45/741 (2022.01); H04L 65/611 (2022.01); H04L 61/5038 (2022.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01); H04L 61/5053 (2022.01); H04L 61/5092 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 45/74 (2013.01); H04L 61/2038 (2013.01); H04L 61/6022 (2013.01); H04L 65/4076 (2013.01); H04L 61/2053 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: perform a random number generation; generate a host identifier (HID) based on the random number generation, wherein the HID is substantially unique within a local network; and generate, using the HID, an initial message requesting a local address. A method comprises: performing a random number generation; generating a host identifier (HID) based on the random number generation, wherein the HID is substantially unique within a local network; generating, using the HID, an initial message requesting a local address; and transmitting the initial message.