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Communication system, gateway equipment, communication method and authentication method

US7328014B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2003
Grant dateFeb 5, 2008
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/16
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication method and system allowing MN (mobile nodes) to acquire a home address in a visited network. The communication system includes a home network installed with a home agent for holding mobile terminal location information and, a visited network installed with a radio communications device for communicating with that mobile terminal, and gateway equipment in the visited network for forming an interface with the home network. The radio communication device includes an access request transfer unit for forwarding access requests from a mobile terminal of the visited network to the gateway equipment which makes an acquisition request to the home agent for an identifier of that mobile terminal, and forwards that acquired identifier to that mobile terminal.

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