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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Centurylink Intellectual Property Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
Dean Ballew, Sterling, VA (US);
John R.B. Woodworth, Amissville, VA (US);
CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for simplifying the assignment and management of IP addresses are provided. In examples, a DHCP relay agent system receives an IP address request or similar discover message from a client computing device and forwards the request to one or more DHCP servers. In addition to forwarding the request, the DHCP relay agent system may be configured to append and forward information related to the DHCP negotiation process to a DHCP server. For example, the indication of operations may include executable instructions, such as opcodes, that facilitate the offer of an IP address lease. Parameters necessary for executing the operations, such as operands, may also be appended. In examples, the DHCP server may effectively operate as a processor, virtual processor, or virtual machine in the lease negotiation process, where IP address assignment or management decisions are pre-defined by the configuration information of the DHCP relay agent system.