Zero-installation PPP-Bridge setup for lan-to-wan connectivity
First Claim
1. In a distributed network comprising a customer premise equipment (CPE) device connected to an end user device via a local area network (LAN) and an access concentrator via a wide area network (WAN), a method for providing data communications between the end user device and the access concentrator comprising the steps of:
- establishing a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based connection between the CPE device and the access concentrator, wherein the CPE device is assigned a global Internet Protocol (IP) address as a result of the PPP-based connection;
assigning the global IP address to the end user device;
bridging at least one data packet received at the CPE from the end user device to the access concentrator, wherein a source IP address of the at least one data packet is the global IP address; and
bridging at least one data packet received at the CPE from the access concentrator to the end user device, wherein a destination IP address of the at least one data packet is the global IP address.
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Abstract
A customer premise equipment (CPE) device operating in a combined bridge/router mode is disclosed herein. The CPE device may implement a PPP-based bridge in conjunction with a wide area network (WAN) client (e.g., a PPPoE or PPPoA client) to configure and establish a PPP-based link between the CPE device and an access concentrator connected to a WAN, eliminating the need for a WAN client at an end user device on a local area network (LAN) connected to the CPE device. The CPE device further may be adapted to assign a global IP address (e.g., the global IP address assigned to the CPE device) to the end user device, thereby facilitating data communication between the end user device and the WAN without requiring the use of network address translation (NAT) or a similar process at the CPE device.
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19 Claims
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1. In a distributed network comprising a customer premise equipment (CPE) device connected to an end user device via a local area network (LAN) and an access concentrator via a wide area network (WAN), a method for providing data communications between the end user device and the access concentrator comprising the steps of:
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establishing a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based connection between the CPE device and the access concentrator, wherein the CPE device is assigned a global Internet Protocol (IP) address as a result of the PPP-based connection;
assigning the global IP address to the end user device;
bridging at least one data packet received at the CPE from the end user device to the access concentrator, wherein a source IP address of the at least one data packet is the global IP address; and
bridging at least one data packet received at the CPE from the access concentrator to the end user device, wherein a destination IP address of the at least one data packet is the global IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A customer premise equipment (CPE) device connected to an end user device via a local area network (LAN) and an access concentrator via a wide area network (WAN), the CPE device comprising:
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a WAN interface operably connected to the access concentrator and having a global Internet Protocol (IP) address;
a LAN interface operably connected to the end user device and having a local IP address;
a WAN client operably connected to the WAN interface and being adapted to establish a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based connection with the access concentrator; and
a PPP bridge operably connected to the LAN interface, the WAN client and the WAN interface and being adapted to;
bridge data packets received at the WAN interface from the access concentrator to the LAN interface for transmission to the end user device; and
bridge data packet received at the LAN interface from the end user device to the WAN interface for transmission to the access concentrator;
wherein the end user device has a same global IP address as the global IP address of the WAN interface. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a distributed network comprising a customer premise equipment (CPE) device connected to an end user device via a local area network (LAN) and an access concentrator via a wide area network (WAN), a computer readable medium, the computer readable medium including a set of executable instructions adapted to manipulate a processor to:
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establish a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)-based connection between the CPE device and the access concentrator, wherein the CPE device is assigned a global Internet Protocol (IP) address as a result of the PPP-based connection;
assign the global IP address to the end user device;
bridge at least one data packet received at the CPE from the end user device to the access concentrator, wherein a source IP address of the at least one data packet is the global IP address; and
bridge at least one data packet received at the CPE from the access concentrator to the end user device, wherein a destination IP address of the at least one data packet is the global IP address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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