Patent ID: 8578005
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a network access server (NAS) device, a Mobile-IP registration request seeking to establish a Mobile-IP session for a mobile device; in response to receiving the Mobile-IP registration request, transmitting, by the NAS device, an access-request to an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server device; receiving, by the NAS device, an access-reply from the AAA server device, the access-reply indicating that an update is available for the mobile device; transmitting, by the NAS device, the Mobile-IP registration request to a home agent device; receiving, by the NAS device, a Mobile-IP registration reply from the home agent device; appending, by the NAS device, a Mobile-IP extension to the Mobile-IP registration reply, the Mobile-IP extension indicating that the update is available for the mobile device; and transmitting, by the NAS device, the Mobile-IP registration reply with the appended Mobile-IP extension to the mobile device.