Patent ID: 8391218

Claim:
A system, comprising: a communication link that is configured to receive a request for a routable Internet Protocol (IP) address, the routable IP address being used to provide communication to a requesting communication device; and a cellular router in communication with the communication link, the cellular router comprising a server and a radio, the server of the cellular router configured to receive the request for the routable IP address, wherein the server comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the cellular router is further configured to incorporate a first request for an IP subnet in a Network Control Protocol (NCP) packet at the server, wherein the NCP packet includes configuration data comprising an option field configured with an option representative of the IP subnet, the configuration data further comprising a requested number of a plurality of routable IP addresses, wherein the NCP packet further includes a field that indicates a network layer protocol type encapsulated by a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) link, the PPP link between the server and the radio, wherein the cellular router is further configured to transmit a second request for the IP subnet in a packet data protocol (PDP) context activation request from the radio to a network service provider in a radio signal, and wherein the cellular router is configured to receive the IP subnet from the network service provider based on the option and is configured to provide the plurality of routable IP addresses to a plurality of communication devices including the requesting communication device over the communication link.