Inventors:
Jeremy R. Breau - Leawood KS, US
Robert J. Pierce - Castle Rock CO, US
Frederick C. Rogers - Olathe KS, US
Dale E. Winn - Adrian MO, US
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS
International Classification:
H04L 12/28
Abstract:
Methods and computer-readable media are provided to allow for the assignment of domain-name system (DNS) servers, static IP addresses, and dynamic home agents to a device requesting the establishment of an IPv6 data session. DNS servers may be determined for a particular device based on one or more device capabilities, such as the type of device or certain products or services to which the device is subscribed. The device capabilities are determined by querying a customer-profile database that defines certain information about users and devices, such as static IP addresses and device capabilities. The DNS servers are used by a device to translate a host name into a host address, in addition to establishing an IPv6 data session. Once determined, a component, such as an Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) server may send the attributes to a packet-routing component, which assigns the DNS servers to the device.