Patent ID: 6073178
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for allocating and using IP addresses in a computer network that includes one or more client systems connected to a router, each client system having an associated trusted identifier, with the router system being able to send IP packets to an individual client system using the trusted identifier associated with the client system, the method comprising the steps, performed by the router, of:detecting a request made by a client system for allocation of an IP address;encoding the trusted identifier associated with the client system in the request;detecting a response to the request from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server, the response including an IP address allocated to the client system, the response including a copy of the trusted identifier encoded in the request;associating the IP address included in the response with the client system trusted identifier included in the response; andforwarding the response to the client system using the trusted identifier included in the response.