Patent ID: 9560554
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A mobile node, comprising: at least one of a physical layer, a data link layer, and a logical link layer; and at least one of a mobility management layer and one or more higher layers, wherein the mobile node is configured to provide, to a node in an access network prior to a subsequent handover of the mobile node, a request to have the node provide media independent handover (MIH) command services to the mobile node to control reconfiguration or selection of an appropriate link for the subsequent handover through a set of handover commands, wherein the MIH command services enable at least one of the mobility management layer and the one or more higher layers to control at least one of the physical layer, the data link layer, and the logical link layer during the subsequent handover of the mobile node.