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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2006
Applicants:
Lujun R. Jia, Foxboro, MA (US);
Andrew F. Patka, Holliston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lujun R. Jia, Foxboro, MA (US);
Andrew F. Patka, Holliston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device attempts to establish a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) connection and attempts to establish a point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) connection when the attempt to establish the DHCP connection is unsuccessful. The device establishes the DHCP connection when the attempt to establish the DHCP connection is successful, or establishes the PPPoE connection when the attempt to establish the PPPoE connection is successful.