Patent ID: 7920519
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating mobile node mobility, comprising: facilitating at a first anchor point a communication session for a mobile node, the communication session communicated along a first communication path, the first communication path including a home agent associated with a home network, the home agent configured to forward traffic to the mobile node; managing context information for the communication session, the context information comprising information for supporting the communication session; receiving, from the home agent, a command to transfer the context information to a second anchor point, the second anchor point operable to facilitate communication of the communication session along a second communication path routed to the home agent through the first anchor point; and transferring the context information in response to the command, the second communication path bypassing the first anchor point after the context information is transferred to the second anchor point, the second communication path continuing routing to the home agent after bypassing the first anchor point.