Patent ID: 9686279
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of embedding a Global Positioning System (GPS) location of a first host device in an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address using IPv6 Neighbor Discovery, the method comprising: sending a neighbor solicitation request having a GPS option from the first host device to an IPv6 server via an IPv6 communication network, the GPS option providing GPS information of the first host device, wherein the GPS option is encrypted with a security option; receiving the neighbor solicitation request having the GPS option on the IPv6 server, the IPv6 server configured to capture the neighbor solicitation request, decrypt the GPS option with the security option and create the IPv6 address with GPS information for the first host device; sending a neighbor discovery advertisement from the IPv6 server to the first host device; receiving the neighbor discovery advertisement on the first host device and returning a solicit, request and renew message to the IPv6 server; and receiving the solicit, request and renew message on the IPv6 server and returning a reply message with the IPv6 address with the GPS information for the first host device.