Patent ID: 7707310
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a network device having a plurality of ports and supporting Mobile IP, a method of registering with a Home Agent, comprising: composing at least one Mobile IP registration request having a home address field including a home address, the Mobile IP registration request identifying two or more of the plurality of ports of the network device via which data packets or server requests addressed to the home address are to be received via a Home Agent associated with the home address, wherein the Mobile IP registration request further includes a priority associated with each of the two or more of the plurality of ports of the network device, the priority being a priority with which data packets or server requests addressed to the home address are to be sent to the two or more of the plurality of ports of the network device; sending the Mobile IP registration request to the Home Agent associated with the home address, thereby enabling the two or more of the plurality of ports to be registered with the Home Agent in association with the same home address; and receiving a Mobile IP registration reply from the Home Agent; wherein the Mobile IP registration reply identifies the two or more of the plurality of ports of the network device, wherein the home address is registered for each of the two or more of the plurality of ports such that multiple registrations are established for the home address, wherein a different tunnel is established between the Home Agent and each of the two or more of the plurality of ports, wherein the network device is a Mobile Node supporting Mobile IP.