Method and gateway device for managing address resource
First Claim
1. A method for managing an address resource, comprising:
- receiving, by a first gateway device, a connection request from a user terminal;
sending, by the first gateway device, an address delegation request message to a management gateway device in a same gateway group as the first gateway device, wherein the management gateway device is configured to manage one or more address pools, and each address pool comprises one or more addresses;
receiving, by the first gateway device, a response message sent by the management gateway device, wherein the response message comprises a delegated address pool comprising one or more delegated addresses managed by the management gateway device;
acquiring, by the first gateway device, the delegated address pool in the response message; and
allocating, by the first gateway device, one of the one or more delegated addresses in the delegated address pool to the user terminal in a user group to identify the user terminal;
wherein the first gateway device is configured to connect the user terminal to an external destination via only the first gateway device of the gateway group.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a gateway device for managing an address resource, which relate to the field of Internet technologies and can maximally reduce horizontal traffic between gateway devices, thereby improving system performance. The method in the present invention includes: sending an address delegation request message to a management gateway device in a same gateway group, where the management gateway device is configured to manage an address pool(s) or an address in an address pool; receiving a response message sent by the management gateway device, where the response message includes a delegated address, and the delegated address is an address in the address pool(s) managed by the management gateway device; acquiring the delegated address in the response message; and allocating an address in the delegated address to a user terminal in a same user group. The present invention is used for managing the address resource.
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12 Claims
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1. A method for managing an address resource, comprising:
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receiving, by a first gateway device, a connection request from a user terminal; sending, by the first gateway device, an address delegation request message to a management gateway device in a same gateway group as the first gateway device, wherein the management gateway device is configured to manage one or more address pools, and each address pool comprises one or more addresses; receiving, by the first gateway device, a response message sent by the management gateway device, wherein the response message comprises a delegated address pool comprising one or more delegated addresses managed by the management gateway device; acquiring, by the first gateway device, the delegated address pool in the response message; and allocating, by the first gateway device, one of the one or more delegated addresses in the delegated address pool to the user terminal in a user group to identify the user terminal; wherein the first gateway device is configured to connect the user terminal to an external destination via only the first gateway device of the gateway group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A gateway device for managing an address resource, comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory to execute the instructions to; receive a connection request from a user terminal; send an address delegation request message to a management gateway device in a same gateway group as the gateway device, wherein the management gateway device is configured to manage one or more address pools, and each address pool comprises one or more addresses; receive a response message sent by the management gateway device, wherein the response message comprises a delegated address pool comprising one or more delegated addresses managed by the management gateway device; acquire the delegated address pool in the response message; and allocate one of the one or more delegated addresses in the delegated address pool to the user terminal in a user group to identify the user terminal; wherein the gateway device is configured to connect the user terminal to an external destination via only the gateway device of the gateway group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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