Patent ID: 8908662

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a local mobility anchor (LMA) configured to: forward a first flow to a mobile node (MN) via a source mobile access gateway (MAG) that manages mobility of the MN in a source network; forward a second flow to the MN via a target MAG that manages mobility of the MN in a target network; receive a message from the target MAG that indicates an access technology type of the second flow; transmit a care-of-address (CoA) of the target MAG and the access technology type to the source MAG to support MN mobility management by the source MAG; receive a binding update from the source MAG indicating a decision by the source MAG to transfer the first flow to the target MAG based on the target MAG COA and the access technology type, wherein the binding update comprises information describing the first flow and requesting initiation of the transfer of the first flow to the target MAG on behalf of the MN; bind the first flow to the target MAG from the source MAG; and reply to the binding update with a binding acknowledgement.