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Arrangement for establishing a bidirectional tunnel between a mobile router and a correspondent node

US7552234B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 2003
Grant dateJun 23, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/182
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A mobile router and a correspondent router, each configured for routing services for nodes within their routing prefixes associated with their respective routing tables, establish a secure, bidirectional tunnel based on a messaging protocol between each other and a route server resource having a prescribed security relationship with the mobile router and correspondent router. The mobile router sends a query via its home agent to the route server resource to identify the correspondent router serving the correspondent node. The mobile router sends a binding update request, specifying a home address and care-of address for the mobile router, to the correspondent router for establishment of a bidirectional tunnel. The correspondent router, upon validating the home address is reachable via the care-of address, establishes the bidirectional tunnel, and updates its routing tables to specify that prescribed address prefixes are reachable via the mobile router home address.

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