Patent ID: 8817703

Claim:
A method for facilitating communication between mobile nodes in a mobile communication system in which address-delegating entities are involved, wherein mobile nodes attaching to said communication system get assigned an address or address prefix, the method comprising delegating said address or address prefix assignment from each entity being associated with mobility management (mobility entity) of the mobile node to a single common configuration component, wherein said single common configuration component, upon being delegated by a mobility entity to assign a mobile node an address or address prefix, stores information about said delegating mobility entity, and wherein: said mobility entity contacts said configuration component to request information about the mobility entity that has delegated assignment of a destination node's address or address prefix; said configuration component retrieves the requested information from a database of entries and provides the retrieved information back to said requesting mobility entity; and said requesting mobility entity employs the information received from said configuration component to directly contact said mobility entity that has delegated assignment of said destination node's address or address prefix.