Patent ID: 7840217
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a registration request identifying a node at a Home Agent from a first Local Mobility Anchor, wherein the first Local Mobility Anchor is a regional controller via which registration is performed when the node moves within a region associated with the first Local Mobility Anchor; creating a mobility binding table entry at the Home Agent such that a binding between the node and a care-of address of the node is generated, thereby enabling a Gateway Router at an edge of a service provider network to obtain the care-of address of the node from the Home Agent; and receiving a query at the Home Agent from a Gateway Router at an edge of a service provider network, wherein the query is a care-of address location request, the care-of address location request requesting a care-of address associated with the node from the Home Agent.