Patent ID: 8495186
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method of facilitating communication of a registration lifetime value to a mobile device for a proxy mobile Internet Protocol (“IP”) session, the method comprising: sending, from the mobile device, a request to register with a home agent associated with the mobile device, wherein the request initiates the proxy mobile IP session, wherein a network element utilizes a mobile IP protocol to negotiate the proxy mobile IP session with the home agent on behalf of the mobile device, wherein the mobile IP protocol is communicated over a point-to-point protocol (PPP) connection and wherein the network element and the home agent establish the value of the registration lifetime; and receiving, at the mobile device, the value of the registration lifetime from the network element, wherein the mobile device communicates with the network element utilizing PPP without utilizing the mobile IP protocol, wherein receiving the value of the registration lifetime includes receiving a PPP packet from the network element, wherein the PPP packet includes a code-field value of zero that allows for vendor-defined content to be included in the PPP packet, and wherein the vendor-defined content includes the indication of the value of the registration lifetime, and wherein the value indicates a duration of the proxy mobile IP session.