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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2007
Michael W. Brown, Austin, TX (US);
Brian K. Howe, Round Rock, TX (US);
Radhakrishnan Sethuraman, Austin, TX (US);
Manuel Silveyra, Round Rock, TX (US);
Michael W. Brown, Austin, TX (US);
Brian K. Howe, Round Rock, TX (US);
Radhakrishnan Sethuraman, Austin, TX (US);
Manuel Silveyra, Round Rock, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method for assigning a domain host configuration protocol (DHCP) server from a list of available DHCP servers based upon user selected criteria. When a network router receives a request for an IP address from a computer, or 'client,' connected to a network, the request is analyzed for information related to both the client and the available DHCP servers. The analysis may be based upon a number of factors such as the number of previous requests to a particular DHCP server and the proximity of the servers to the computer requesting the IP address. Once the router determines an appropriate DHCP server for a particular IP address request, the client request is forwarded to that DHCP server. The process is completely transparent to both the requesting client and to the selected DHCP server.