Patent ID: 7394788
Filing Date: 2008-07-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile communication system, which includes a wire IP (Internet Protocol) network and a wireless network controller to provide a connection between a mobile station and a server through a wire/wireless integrated transmission path, the wireless network controller comprising: a handover recognition processor for detecting a handover start or end time of the mobile station; and a TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) proxy controller for performing a TCP proxy operation only during a handover period according to the detection result of the handover recognition processor to generate a split connection TCP session between the server and the wireless network controller and between the mobile station and the wireless network controller the TCP proxy controller comprising: an acknowledgement (ACK) message processor for transmitting a handover ACK message to the mobile station to perform a handover process and transmitting an ACK message to the server on behalf of the mobile station.