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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2009
Applicants:
Peter Arberg, Hojbjerg, DK;
Kishore K. Seshadri, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Arberg, Hojbjerg, DK;
Kishore K. Seshadri, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Ericsson AB, Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A network element modifying the DHCP lease timer is described. According to one embodiment, an exemplary method includes maintaining, at a network element, DHCP lease time for one or more clients and in response to a DHCP renewal request from a client, on behalf of a DHCP server, providing DHCP renewal services to the client based on lease time information associated with the client without invoking the DHCP server.