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RECLAIMING LEASED IP ADDRESSES IN WIRELESS NETWORKS

  • US 20160127311A1
  • Filed: 11/04/2014
  • Published: 05/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2014
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • detecting, at a wireless access point, that a client has lost connectivity with the wireless access point;

    determining, at the wireless access point, whether the client released its leased IP address;

    transmitting, from the wireless access point to a wireless controller, a message indicating the client has lost connectivity and an indication of whether the client released its leased IP address;

    starting an IP address reclaim timer at the wireless controller;

    when the IP address reclaim timer expires, sending an instruction message to a wireless switching point instructing the wireless switching point to send an IP address release message on behalf of the client; and

    sending, from the wireless switching point, the IP address release message on behalf of the client.

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