Patent ID: 8447302

Claim:
A method for creating a second network Internet Protocol (IP) address for a mobile terminal having a first network IP address within a communications network, the method comprising the steps of: creating the second network IP address for the mobile terminal whenever one or more network operator criteria are satisfied, where the one or more network operator criteria comprises a movement of the mobile terminal within a home public land mobile network (PLMN), and where the mobile terminal has both the first network IP address and the second network IP address while within the home PLMN; providing the second network address to the mobile terminal and one or more network devices such that the second network address is used for one or more new communication sessions with the mobile terminal; and determining how and when both one or more ongoing sessions and the one or more new communication sessions with the mobile terminal will be routed to the mobile terminal via the first network IP address, the second network IP address, or a combination thereof.