Systems and methods for assigning Internet Protocol addresses
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a network device, a request from a user device for an IP address;
assigning, by the network device, the IP address to the user device;
assigning, by the network device, an amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device,the amount of time being finite;
sending, by the network device, the IP address to the user device;
determining, by the network device, that the amount of time has expired;
determining, by the network device, that the user device is idle for a particular period of time after determining that the amount of time has expired;
assigning, by the network device, a new IP address to the user device, after determining that the user device is idle for the particular period of time; and
sending, by the network device, the new IP address to the user device.
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Abstract
A network device is configured to receive a request, from a user device, for an IP address; assign the IP address to the user device; assign an amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device; send the IP address to the user device; determine that the amount of time has expired; determine that the user device is idle; assign a new IP address to the user device after the amount of time has expired and when the user device is idle; send the new IP address to the user device; and assign a new amount of time that the new IP address may be used by the user device.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a network device, a request from a user device for an IP address; assigning, by the network device, the IP address to the user device; assigning, by the network device, an amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device, the amount of time being finite; sending, by the network device, the IP address to the user device; determining, by the network device, that the amount of time has expired; determining, by the network device, that the user device is idle for a particular period of time after determining that the amount of time has expired; assigning, by the network device, a new IP address to the user device, after determining that the user device is idle for the particular period of time; and sending, by the network device, the new IP address to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a network device, a request from a user device for an IP address; assigning, by the network device, the IP address to the user device; assigning, by the network device and to the IP address, an amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device; sending, by the network device, the IP address to the user device; determining, by the network device, that the amount of time has expired; receiving, by the network device and when the user device turns on, a second request from the user device, for the IP address previously assigned to the user device, after the amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device has expired; assigning, by the network device, a new IP address to the user device after the amount of time has expired; and sending, by the network device, the new IP address to the user device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
a network device to; receive, from a user device, a request for an IP address; assign the IP address to the user device; assign an amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device; send the IP address to the user device; determine that the amount of time has expired; determine that the user device is idle for a particular period of time after determining that the amount of time has expired; assign a new IP address to the user device after determining that the user device is idle for the particular period of time; send the new IP address to the user device; and assign a new amount of time that the new IP address may be used by the user device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
- a network device to;
receive a request for an IP address for a user device; assign the IP address to the user device; assign an amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device; determine that the amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device has expired; receive, from the user device and when the user device turns on, a second request, for the IP address previously assigned to the user device, after the amount of time that the IP address may be used by the user device has expired; assign a new IP address to the user device based on receiving the second request; send the new IP address to the user device; and assign a new amount of time that the new IP address may be used by the user device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- a network device to;
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