Patent ID: 8149784
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A bridge-based Radio Access Station (RAS) backbone network, comprising: a plurality of Base Station Bridges (BSBs) having Layer 2 (L2) switches, in communication with a plurality of RASs; a plurality of Site Core Bridges (SCBs) having Layer 2 (L2) switches, connected to a part of the BSBs in a lower layer and forming a core network, each of said plurality of SCBs having information regarding Mobile Nodes (MNs) within their respective core network; and a Home Location Register (HLR) for managing a configuration information of network entities by storing Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the Mobile Nodes (MNs) within the backbone network and the addresses of SCBs to which the MNs belong in a table, wherein each of the SCBs: