Patent ID: 8045522

Claim:
A method for wireless communication, the method comprising: providing an access terminal, the access terminal being configured to perform wireless IP communication; providing a first wireless connection for the access terminal by a first access node; providing a first network access for the access terminal by a first connectivity node; obtaining a plurality of addresses for the access terminal, the plurality of addresses including a first address and a second address, the first address being associated with a first priority level, the second address being associated with a second priority level; storing the plurality of addresses by a home agent; initiating a handoff process for switching from the first connectivity node to a second connectivity node; determining the first priority level and the second priority level by the home agent, the first priority level being higher than the second priority level; performing a first binding update for the first address between the home agent and a first access node; performing a second binding update for the second address between the home agent and the access terminal; and providing a second network access for the access terminal by a second connectivity node.