LOCATION-BASED DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM SERVICE DISCOVERY
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1. A method for accessing resources on a network, comprising:
- receiving, by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, a broadcast query from a computing device requesting information to connect to a network;
determining, by the DHCP server, a subnetwork of the computing device within the network;
accessing, by the DHCP server, records that map the determined subnetwork of the computing device to a subdomain name; and
sending, by the DHCP server, network connectivity information to the computing device, wherein the network connectivity information comprises the subdomain name that is mapped to the determined subnetwork of the computing device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for location-based Domain Name System (DNS) service discovery using a central DNS server in which network resources are aggregated by geographic location (e.g., subnets) and defined using DNS service discovery records that are mapped to corresponding geographic locations.
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1. A method for accessing resources on a network, comprising:
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receiving, by a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, a broadcast query from a computing device requesting information to connect to a network; determining, by the DHCP server, a subnetwork of the computing device within the network; accessing, by the DHCP server, records that map the determined subnetwork of the computing device to a subdomain name; and sending, by the DHCP server, network connectivity information to the computing device, wherein the network connectivity information comprises the subdomain name that is mapped to the determined subnetwork of the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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