Patent ID: 7924789
Filing Date: 2011-04-12
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-useable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of providing an optimized communication path between mobile devices, the method comprising: dividing a pool of home IP addresses into separate IP address pools; assigning the IP address pools to foreign agents, wherein one IP address pool is assigned to one foreign agent and each foreign agent has a different IP address pool; receiving a registration request from a mobile device, wherein the registration request is received via a foreign agent of the mobile device; identifying one of the IP address pools that is assigned to the foreign agent of the mobile device; assigning an IP address from the identified IP address pool to the mobile device; and providing a routing logic to each of the foreign agents, wherein the routing logic indicates where to route data based on the IP address assigned to the mobile device, wherein the routing logic enables a foreign agent to transmit data from another mobile device directly to the foreign agent of the mobile device.