Patent ID: 7010299
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, in an edge Mobility Services Node (MSN), for facilitating the mobility of a communication unit during a communication between the communication unit and a host, the host directing information to the communication unit using a higher layer address thereof, the communication established over a tunnel switched path, the tunnel switched path associated with the communication unit using a lower layer address thereof, the tunnel switched path carrying information associated with the communication between the communication unit and the host, the method comprising: determining that a move of the communication to an adjacent MSN is desired to facilitate the mobility of the communication unit; initiating a modification of the tunnel switched path to a modified tunnel switched path associated with the adjacent MSN and the lower layer address while the information is transferred to the edge MSN on the tunnel switched path; and releasing the tunnel switched path after the modified tunnel switched path is established and supporting the communication on the modified tunnel switched path.