US 12,267,295 B2
Methods for specifying the type of MAC address with dynamic assignment mechanisms
Carlos Jesus Bernardos, Madrid (ES); and Alain Mourad, Staines-Upon-Thames (GB)
Assigned to INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilimington (DE)
Filed by INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/545,624.
Application 18/545,624 is a continuation of application No. 17/422,376, granted, now 11,882,092, previously published as PCT/US2020/014115, filed on Jan. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/794,148, filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0121212 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 61/50 (2022.01); H04L 61/5038 (2022.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01); H04L 101/659 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/5014 (2022.05) [H04L 61/5038 (2022.05); H04L 2101/622 (2022.05); H04L 2101/659 (2022.05)] 19 Claims
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1. A method performed by a client device, the method comprising:
selecting a structured local address plan (SLAP) quadrant;
transmitting, to a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) server, a first message indicating the SLAP quadrant; and
receiving, from the DHCP server, a second message including a media access control (MAC) address from the SLAP quadrant.