Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 771)

BOOTP/DHCP Relay
Page 26-7
Internal BOOTP/DHCP Relay
The internal BOOTP/DHCP relay is configured using the UDP forwarding feature in the switch,
available through the relayc command. See UDP Relay Configuration Screen on page 26-3.
Example 1
This application example shows a network with two AutoTracker Groups, each with multiple
segments. All network clients are
DHCP -ready and the DHCP server resides on just one of the
groups. This example is much like the first application example, except that the BOOTP relay
function is configured inside the switch.
DHCP Clients in Two Groups
During initialization, each network client forwards a DHCP request frame to the DHCP server
using the local broadcast address. For those stations locally attached, the frame will simply be
switched.
In the example above, the DHCP server and clients in the same group must be members of
the same VLAN so that the policies match (they could also all be members of the default
VLAN ). One way to accomplish this is to use an IP protocol policy that places all IP frames in
the same VLAN . An IP network policy would not work in this case because the DHCP clients
will not have an IP network address until after they communicate with the DHCP server.
Omni Switch/Router
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123456
Group 2
UDP Relay
130.0.0.21
DHCP Server
125.0.0.1
DHCP Clients
130.0.0.14
125.0.0.2
130.0.0.13
DHCP Client
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1
130.0.0.15
DHCP Client
Group 3