Patent ID: 8463926

Claim:
A method for registering a mobile terminal with an anchor node acting as a mobility anchor for mobile terminals, the anchor node being in communication with a database and an access router, the method comprising: providing support for a plurality of mobility management protocols, wherein the plurality of mobility management protocols is deployed in parallel within a protocol stack of the anchor node. receiving, from the mobile terminal, a first registration message; selectively handling the first registration message in accordance with a mobility management protocol associated with the first registration message; sending, to the database, based on the first registration message, a first identifier associated with the mobile terminal and protocol information about a first mobility management protocol associated with the mobile terminal; receiving, from the database, in response to the sent first identifier, a network address; forwarding the network address and the information about the first mobility management protocol to the access router; receiving, from the mobile terminal, a second registration message; sending, to the database, based on the second registration message, a second identifier associated with the mobile terminal and protocol information about a second mobility management protocol associated with the mobile terminal; receiving, from the database, in response to the sent second identifier, the network address; and forwarding the network address with information about the second mobility management protocol to the access router.