US 11,811,728 B1
Broadband network gateway (BNG) as dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server
Kiran Kumar K, Bangalore (IN); and Venkatesh Padebettu, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/145,673.
Claims priority of application No. 202241045179 (IN), filed on Aug. 8, 2022.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/177 (2006.01); H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01); H04L 101/659 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/5014 (2022.05) [H04L 12/4633 (2013.01); H04L 2101/659 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.