Patent ID: 7848757
Filing Date: 2010-12-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for extending mobility in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of MANET nodes, the apparatus comprising: an IPv6 controller configured to receive an IPv6 binding update from a traveling MANET node and, in response to receiving the IPv6 binding update, produce an IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement, the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement comprising a link layer address of the apparatus, wherein the link layer address serves as the home address for the traveling MANET node; and a MANET controller coupled to said IPv6 controller and configured to recognize when said IPv6 controller produces the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement on behalf of the traveling MANET node, the traveling MANET node outside wireless communication range of the other MANET nodes, wherein said MANET controller is further configured to perform proxy communication with the mobile ad-hoc network on behalf of the traveling MANET node in response to said recognition.