Patent ID: 9306902
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing an embedded thin Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) mechanism, comprising: receiving, at a first device, one or more first data frames from a second device that manages a peer-to-peer network, wherein the one or more first data frames specify a physical address associated with the second device that manages the peer-to-peer network; receiving, at the first device, one or more second data frames from the second device during a phase to establish a connection with the peer-to-peer network, wherein the one or more second data frames specify an IP number assigned to the first device; and generating, at the first device, an IP address to communicate on the peer-to-peer network via the established connection, wherein the IP address comprises a first hardcoded octet, a second hardcoded octet, a third octet derived from the physical address associated with the second device that manages the peer-to-peer network, and a fourth octet comprising the IP number assigned to the second device as specified in the one or more second data frames.