APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL VERSION 6 EXTENSIONS FOR CONFIGURING HOSTS WITH MULTIPLE INTERFACES

摘要

An apparatus comprises a plurality of communication interfaces configured to receive a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) reply message which comprises routing information for at least one of the plurality of interfaces, and a processor configured to select one of the plurality of interfaces for transmission based upon the routing information An apparatus comprises at least one processor configured to implement a method, wherein, the method comprises receiving a DHCP request message which comprises a first multi-homed routing policy entry (MHRPE) option, selecting default routing information based upon the first MHRPE option, and transmitting a DHCP reply message which comprises a second MHRPE option comprising the default routing information A method includes receiving a DHCP request message which comprises a first MHRPE option, selecting default routing information based upon the first MHRPE option, and transmitting a DHCP reply message which comprises a second MHRPE option comprising the default routing information.