Resource reservation method using multiple interfaces in mobile environments
US8130646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/15
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A resource reservation system and method in a multihoming environment are disclosed. The method includes: transmitting query messages from the mobile node to multiple adjacent access routers using a plurality of care of addresses (CoAs) stored in the mobile node; transmitting the query messages from the adjacent access routers to a crossover node; at one or more intermediate nodes on a communication path between the adjacent access routers and the crossover node, recording available resource information in the query messages; receiving the query messages at a predetermined correspondent node; analyzing, at the correspondent node, the recorded available resource information in the received query messages and selecting a communication path which transferred a query message containing available resource information indicating the available resources required by the mobile node; and transmitting a resource reservation message from the correspondent node to the mobile node through the selected communication path.
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