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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2008
Richard J. Dunsmore, McKinney, TX (US);
Albert V. Smith, Jr., Richardson, TX (US);
Man Wing Fong, Plano, TX (US);
Joseph K. Nguyen, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Su Wang, Plano, TX (US);
Richard J. Dunsmore, McKinney, TX (US);
Albert V. Smith, Jr., Richardson, TX (US);
Man Wing Fong, Plano, TX (US);
Joseph K. Nguyen, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Su Wang, Plano, TX (US);
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
According to a particular embodiment, a method for automatically assigning dynamic IP addresses without user interaction includes maintaining at least one pool of unused IP addresses. An advertisement message is transmitted from a first network element to at least one additional network element in a transport ring. The advertisement message identifies the first network element as providing IP address assignment services. The IP address request message from a second network element in the transport ring is received at the first network element. In response to the IP address request message, an IP address is dynamically assigned from the at least one pool of unused IP addresses. The dynamically assigned IP address is transmitted from the first network element to the second network element.