Generic method for customization of dhcp options
CA 2449176 A1 · Owner: Mediatrix Telecom, Inc. · Inventors: Payeur, Joel
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The Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) is a text-based protocol that functions over the Internet Protocol layer. The main use for this protocol is to configure rebooting networking equipment. DHCP servers can assign dynamic IP addresses to DHCP clients from a pool of addresses or can assign static , addresses manually assigned by network administrators. Along with its assigned IP address, a DHCP client is subject to receive a plethora of other useful configuration information. DHCP information called options in DHCP lore, are , typically registered with the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) and , can have virtually any format for their data field. The present invention …
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