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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2015
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Quancai Li, Hangzhou, CN;
Bo Man, Chengdu, CN;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for acquiring an Internet Protocol (IP) address by a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client. The method includes generating, by a controller, a first DHCP discover packet, forwarding, by the controller, the first DHCP discover packet to a DHCP server through a switch so that the DHCP server generates a DHCP offer packet, and sends the DHCP offer packet to the switch, receiving, by the controller, the DHCP offer packet and port information of the switch to communicate with the DHCP server, wherein the DHCP offer packet and the port are reported by the switch, acquiring address information of the DHCP server, and generating, by the controller according to the address information and the port, a forwarding rule for forwarding from the switch to the DHCP server, to assist the DHCP client in acquiring an IP address of the DHCP client.