Systems and methods for providing DNS services
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a Domain Name System (DNS) service, the method comprising:
- providing an agent of the DNS service for integration within an Internet Service Provider (ISP);
receiving, at the agent of the DNS service, from the ISP, Internet Protocol (IP) allocation data associated with a subscriber IP address, the IP allocation data including a subscriber identifier and a unique identifier associated with an entry point device utilized by the subscriber device to connect to the DNS service, the IP allocation data being cached in an internal cache table associated with the agent of the DNS service, an update being provided to records of the DNS service when the subscriber IP address changes, the agent of the DNS service periodically checking the unique identifier associated with the entry point device at either each message event for the subscriber device or each time a network interface is displayed;
associating the unique identifier with the subscriber identifier;
dynamically mapping a subscriber device to an entry point device IP address; and
providing the DNS service to the subscriber device based on a policy for the entry point device IP address.
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Abstract
A system for providing a Domain Name System (DNS) service may include providing an agent for installation on a subscriber device. The subscriber device may be connected to the DNS service via an entry point device. The system includes receiving, from the agent, agent data indicative of a subscriber identifier and a unique identifier associated with the entry point device. The system may then determine, based on the agent data, a current Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the entry point device and associate the unique identifier with the subscriber identifier. The system may then dynamically map the subscriber identifier to the current IP address and provide DNS service to the subscriber device based on the current IP address.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing a Domain Name System (DNS) service, the method comprising:
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providing an agent of the DNS service for integration within an Internet Service Provider (ISP); receiving, at the agent of the DNS service, from the ISP, Internet Protocol (IP) allocation data associated with a subscriber IP address, the IP allocation data including a subscriber identifier and a unique identifier associated with an entry point device utilized by the subscriber device to connect to the DNS service, the IP allocation data being cached in an internal cache table associated with the agent of the DNS service, an update being provided to records of the DNS service when the subscriber IP address changes, the agent of the DNS service periodically checking the unique identifier associated with the entry point device at either each message event for the subscriber device or each time a network interface is displayed; associating the unique identifier with the subscriber identifier; dynamically mapping a subscriber device to an entry point device IP address; and providing the DNS service to the subscriber device based on a policy for the entry point device IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A subscriber Internet Protocol (IP) mapping and tracking system, the system comprising:
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an agent of a DNS service for integration within an Internet Service Provider (ISP); a communication module of the DNS service to receive, from the ISP, IP allocation data associated with a subscriber IP address, the IP allocation data further including a subscriber identifier and a unique identifier associated with an entry point device utilized by the subscriber device to connect to the DNS service, the IP allocation data being cached in an internal cache table associated with the agent of the DNS service, an update being provided to records of the DNS service when the subscriber IP address changes, the agent periodically checking the unique identifier associated with the entry point device at either each message event for the subscriber device or each time a network interface is displayed; a tracking module to associate the unique identifier with the subscriber identifier; and a mapping module to dynamically map a subscriber device to an entry point device IP address. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program embodied thereon, the program executable by a processor in a computing device to perform a method for providing a Domain Name System (DNS) service, the method comprising:
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providing an agent of the DNS service for integration within an Internet Service Provider (ISP); receiving, at the agent of the DNS service, from the ISP, Internet Protocol (IP) allocation data associated with a subscriber IP address, the IP allocation data including a subscriber identifier and a unique identifier associated with an entry point device utilized by the subscriber device to connect to the DNS service, the IP allocation data being cached in an internal cache table associated with the agent of the DNS service, an update being provided to records of the DNS service when the subscriber IP address changes, the agent periodically checking the unique identifier associated with the entry point device at either each message event for the subscriber device or each time a network interface is displayed; associating the unique identifier with the subscriber identifier; dynamically mapping a subscriber device to an entry point device IP address; and providing the DNS service to the subscriber device based on a policy for the entry point device IP address. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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