CPC H04L 61/5014 (2022.05) [H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 2101/659 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a broadband network gateway (BNG) and from a customer premises equipment, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discover request,
wherein the BNG is connected to the customer premises equipment and a fixed mobile interworking function (FMIF);
communicating with, based on the DHCP discover request, the FMIF;
providing, by the BNG, to the customer premises equipment, and based on communicating with the FMIF, a DHCP offer that offers utilization of the BNG as a DHCP server;
receiving, by the BNG, from the customer premises equipment, and based on providing the DHCP offer, a DHCP request to request utilization of the BNG as the DHCP server; and
providing, by the BNG, to the customer premises equipment, and based on the DHCP request, a DHCP acknowledgment that acknowledges utilization of the BNG as the DHCP server.
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