Patent ID: 7412528

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for extending a protocol synchronization period between a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) client and a PPP server, wherein the PPP server is located on a wireless communication device, the method comprising: generating a negative acknowledgment message at the PPP server in response to an Internet Protocol Control Protocol (IPCP) configuration request from the PPP client, wherein the IPCP configuration request comprises a requested IP address parameter, wherein the generating comprises including supplemental IPCP information instead of an IP address in response to the requested IP address parameter and deliberately excluding an IP address in order to extend the protocol synchronization period, wherein the supplemental IPCP information comprises a type of address different from a potentially valid IP address assignable to the PPP client for establishing a PPP communication link; and generating an acknowledgement message at the PPP server in response to the IPCP configuration request from the PPP client if the PPP server has received all required parameters to complete the protocol synchronization period.