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Mobile network and communication method thereof

US7756091B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 2004
Grant dateJul 13, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A gateway (GW) and a plurality of foreign agents (FA) are connected in a ring-like manner, and the procedures of (1) the GW receiving an IP packet, addressed from a corresponding node CN to a mobile node MNa; (2) the GW transferring the packet to a link L1 in one direction; (3) an FA1 transferring the received packet to a link L2 in the same direction; (4) FA1 furthermore transferring the received packet to a link L4, connected to MNa, if the destination address of the received packet is already registered in the visitor list; (5) an FA2 transferring the received packet to a link L3 in the same direction; (6) FA2 furthermore ending the process as it is if the destination address of the received packet is not registered; and (7) the GW discarding the received packet.

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