Patent ID: 8391235
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing information about a handover from an information server to a mobile node, the method comprising: transmitting information to the mobile node from the information server, wherein the information regards capabilities of a new point of attachment (PoA) to which the mobile node is to be connected, the information including an Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) prefix available field indicating whether the IPv6 prefix is available at the new PoA, and wherein the mobile node generates an address to be used by the mobile node in a data communication with the new PoA based on the IPv6 prefix available field, wherein the transmitting of the information regarding the capabilities of the new PoA comprises transmitting a PoA capabilities information element containing the information regarding the capabilities of the new PoA, wherein the PoA capabilities information element comprises a value field representing the information regarding the capabilities of the new PoA in a form of a bit map, wherein a fifth bit of the value field comprises the IPv6 prefix available field indicating whether the IPv6 prefix is available at the new PoA.