Methods for specifying the type of MAC address with dynamic assignment mechanisms
A method performed by a WTRU may comprise receiving context information from infrastructure equipment and selecting a SLAP quadrant for MAC address allocation. The selecting may be based on the context information received from the infrastructure equipment, which may be a bootstrapping server for the WTRU. The method may further comprise transmitting, to a DHCP server, a DHCP message indicating the selected SLAP quadrant. In response to the transmitted DHCP message, a MAC address may be received and configured to the WTRU. Context information includes, but is not limited to, a number of nodes in a network, a type of network deployment, a type of network, a mobility configuration, a type of device management, a battery lifetime, a location or privacy configuration.
1. A method performed by a client device, the method comprising:
selecting a structured local address plan (SLAP) quadrant;
transmitting message indicating the SLAP quadrant; and
receiving a second message including a media access control (MAC) address of the SLAP quadrant.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is selected based on context information which includes: a number of nodes in a network, a type of network deployment, a type of network, a mobility configuration, a type of device management, a battery lifetime, a location or a privacy configuration.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the context information is received by the client from a bootstrapping server.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is an extended local identifier (ELI) quadrant.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is a standard assigned identifier (SAI) quadrant.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is an administratively assigned identifier (AAI) quadrant.
7. A client device comprising:
circuitry configured to select a structured local address plan (SLAP) quadrant;
a transmitter configured to transmit a first message indicating the SLAP quadrant; and
a receiver configured to receive a second message, wherein the second message includes a media access control (MAC) address of the SLAP quadrant.
8. The client device of claim 7 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is selected based on context information which includes: a number of nodes in a network, a type of network deployment, a type of network, a mobility configuration, a type of device management, a battery lifetime, a location or a privacy configuration.
9. The client device of claim 8 , wherein the context information is received from a bootstrapping server.
10. The client device of claim 7 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is an extended local identifier (ELI) quadrant.
11. The client device of claim 7 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is a standard assigned identifier (SAI) quadrant.
12. The client device of claim 7 , wherein the SLAP quadrant is an administratively assigned identifier (AAI) quadrant.
13. The client device of claim 7 , wherein the first message is a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) message.
14. The client device of claim 13 , wherein content of the DHCP message passes through one or more DHCP version 6 (DHCPv 6 ) relays.
15. A client device comprising:
a transceiver configured to:
to transmit a first message to a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) server, wherein the first message indicates a structured local address plan (SLAP) quadrant;
to receive a second message from the DHCP server, wherein the second message indicates a media access control (MAC) address of the SLAP quadrant.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message and the second message are a dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) messages.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first message is transmitted to a DHCP server and the second message is received from the DHCP server.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein content of the first message passes through one or more DHCP version 6 (DHCPv6) relays.
19. The client device of claim 15 , wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a third message to the DHCP server, wherein the third messages requests MAC address renewal.
20. The client device of claim 19 , wherein the third message includes the SLAP quadrant and the MAC address.