Patent ID: 9584467
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for supporting prefix delegation by a software-enabled access point (“softAP”) mobile computing device to a client device connected to a local area network (LAN) established by the softAP mobile computing device, comprising: determining, by a router configuration module of the softAP mobile computing device, whether an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) data connection is established; generating, by the router configuration module of the softAP mobile computing device, a router solicitation message based on a link local address and client device identifier of the client device in response to determining that the IPv6 data connection is established; sending the generated router solicitation message from the router configuration module of the softAP mobile computing device to an IPv6 address management module of the softAP mobile computing device; and assigning, by the IPv6 address management module of the softAP mobile computing device, an unassigned prefix of a pool of available prefixes to the client device based on the received router solicitation message.