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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Nile Global, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nile Global, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 45/00 (2022.01); H04L 45/42 (2022.01); H04L 61/103 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/5014 (2022.05); H04L 45/42 (2013.01); H04L 45/566 (2013.01); H04L 61/103 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for automatic network service configuration involves using a packet manager of a switch in a network, receiving a packet containing dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) request information from a network device in the network, and using the packet manager of the switch in the network, obtaining routing configuration and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) configuration of the network device in response to the packet containing the DHCP request information.