Patent ID: 8391208
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically managing mobile Internet Protocol re-registration, comprising: a home agent receiving a mobile Internet Protocol registration message; in response to the mobile Internet Protocol registration message, the home agent determining a dynamically defined registration lifetime based on changing mobile Internet Protocol network operating conditions, wherein the mobile Internet Protocol network operating conditions comprise currently available system operating resources and a current load of mobile Internet Protocol registration messages, wherein the currently available system operating resources comprise at least one of Internet Protocol addresses, memory capacity of a computer, and processor capacity of the computer, wherein when the current load is above a predefined threshold, the registration lifetime is selected in a round-robin fashion from a predefined number M of calculated registration lifetimes, wherein the calculated registration lifetimes are determined based on how much the current load is above the predefined threshold, and wherein the home agent executes on the computer; and the home agent transmitting a registration response message comprising the registration lifetime.