Patent ID: 8797995

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: one or more processors; and logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution by the one or more processors, and when executed operable to: receive a message from a mobile device in a layer 3 point of attachment, the message having handoff indicative information to provide notice to the layer 3 point of attachment from the mobile device substantially in parallel and at substantially a same time with the handoff indicative information being received in a layer 2 handoff function block, wherein the handoff indicative information comprises a cell site identifier and a cell signal strength indicator; send a request for other available layer 3 points of attachment to a mobility anchor in response to the received message in the layer 3 point of attachment; receive a list of suitable layer 3 points of attachment from the mobility anchor in response to the request; and arrange one or more paths to facilitate a handoff of the mobile device to a new layer 3 point of attachment in the received list.