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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary Robert Gutknecht, Noblesville, IN (US);
Mark Ryan Mayernick, Carmel, IN (US);
David Lee Ryan, Noblesville, IN (US);
Assignee:
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/264 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 1/264 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for parameter borrowing for network address translator (NAT) configuration by receiving, at a first dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) device, a DHCP lease request from a client, determining, from the DHCP lease request, first communication parameters of the client, and enabling the determined first communication parameters to be used by a second DHCP device, the determined first communication parameters adapted for use in upstream DHCP lease requests by the second DHCP device.