US 12,132,703 B2
Automatic discovery of access point (AP) persona and configuration derivation in multi AP microbranch deployment
Nilay Shroff, Karnataka (IN); Piyush Agarwal, Santa Clara, CA (US); Mohan Ram Bhadravati Ramakrishna Bhat, Karnataka (IN); Shreekanthayya Hiremath, Karnataka (IN); Narayanasami Vijayaraghavan, Karnataka (IN); and Mahesh Dantakale, Karnataka (IN)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/190,592.
Prior Publication US 2024/0333682 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 61/5014 (2022.01); H04L 101/622 (2022.01); H04L 101/668 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 61/5014 (2022.05) [H04L 2101/622 (2022.05); H04L 2101/668 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An access point comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors that are configured to execute machine readable instructions stored in the memory to:
initiate a discovery process of a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server in a microbranch communication network, wherein:
when a communication comprises a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), determine that the access point is a Wide Area Network (WAN) Access Point (AP) for the microbranch communication network, or
determine that the access point is a Local Area Network (LAN) AP for the microbranch communication network using a second IP address of the WAN AP; and
request a configuration file from a central controller based on the discovery process of the DHCP server in the microbranch communication network in accordance with the WAN AP or the LAN AP determination, the configuration file instructing the access point to operate in accordance with parameters defined in the configuration file,
wherein a configuration defined in the configuration file comprises the first IP address of the ISP, and the access point determines that the access point is the WAN AP associated with a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) of the ISP operating as a DHCP server.