Patent ID: 9521033
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented by a network element to support a plurality of network services between a computing device and the network element over non-channelized media using a single subscriber session, the method comprising the steps of: receiving from the computing device a request for a first network service, the request including a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the computing device; retrieving a user record from a database server based on the MAC address of the computing device; determining from the user record whether the computing device supports both the first network service and a second network service; creating a single dual-stack session that is configured to manage the first network service and the second network service upon determining from the user record that the computing device supports the first network service and the second network service, wherein the single dual-stack session is a Clientless Internet Protocol Services (CLIPS) dual-stack session that includes a CLIPS IPv4 (CLIPSv4) stack for managing an Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) network service and a CLIPS IPv6 (CLIPSv6) stack for managing an Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) network service; enabling the computing device to access the first network service and the second network service, wherein the first network service and the second network service are managed by the single dual-stack session; and bringing down the CLIPSv4 stack and the CLIPSv6 stack of the single dual-stack session in response to receiving, from the computing device, a request to end the first network service.