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Arrangement for retrieving routing information for establishing a bidirectional tunnel between a mobile router and a correspondent router

US7886075B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2003
Grant dateFeb 8, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2028

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. A reactive (i.e., on-demand) protocol is used that enables the requesting device (e.g, the mobile router, correspondent router), to obtain routing information in a secure manner from the route server. 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 establishes the bidirectional tunnel, and updates its routing tables based on information from the route server resource.

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