Patent ID: 9628393
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for assigning network user priorities on a network having a Configuration Server and a Host, the method comprising: receiving a first traffic descriptor as part of a process of acquiring a network address for the Host, the first traffic descriptor generated by the Host and included in a discover message signal generated by the Host, the first traffic descriptor including two or more options from the group consisting of Traffic Descriptor ID, Class, suggested Network User Priority for the Traffic Descriptor ID, Traffic Identifier String, Source Port Number, Destination IP Address, and Destination Port Number; transmitting a candidate traffic descriptor as part of the process of acquiring a network address for the Host, the candidate traffic descriptor included in a first offer message signal; receiving a second traffic descriptor as part of the process of acquiring a network address for the Host, the second traffic descriptor included in a request message signal; and transmitting a third traffic descriptor, including at least a network user priority value, as part of the process of acquiring a network address for the Host, the third traffic descriptor included in an acknowledgement signal.