Patent ID: 11924904
Assignee: VENIAM, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 34:
35. A system for supporting dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) optimization for Wi-Fi connectivity in a network of moving things, the system comprising:
a mobile access point (MAP) configured for deployment within a vehicle, the mobile access point (MAP) comprising:
at least one communication circuit configured to communicate signals for transmission and reception of data;
at least one storage circuit configured to store instructions and data; and
at least one processing circuit configured to, based at least in part on instructions and/or data stored in the at least one storage circuit, manage Wi-Fi connectivity of mobile access point (MAP) via the at least one communication circuit, the managing comprising applying, independently or in conjunction with a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server associated with the network:
one or more timing measures for shortening an amount of time needed to obtain a DHCP lease associated with at least one of a plurality of Wi-Fi access points in the network; and
one or more optimization measures for optimizing at least one parameter used by the mobile access point (MAP) to secure DHCP lease for connecting to a particular Wi-Fi access point from the plurality of Wi-Fi access points;

wherein applying the one or more optimization measures comprises use of coordinated peer DHCP release delegation, and wherein the at least one processing circuit is configured to when performing the use of coordinated peer DHCP release delegation:
in response to determination that the mobile access point (MAP) in unable to communicate its departure from communication range of a Wi-Fi access point, identifying one other mobile access point (MAP); and
requesting from the one other mobile access point (MAP) handling a DHCP release process on its behalf.