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Hierarchical mobility management for wireless networks

  • US 20010046223A1
  • Filed: 02/16/2001
  • Published: 11/29/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for routing packets to a mobile node comprising the steps of:

  • providing an address update, including a regional address associated with the mobile node, to a node communicating with the mobile node;

    sending packets, from the node communicating with the mobile node, to a node associated with the regional address;

    receiving packets at the node associated with the regional address;

    determining, at the node associated with the regional address, the current address of the mobile node;

    routing the received packets to a node associated with the current address of the mobile node;

    forwarding packets, from the node associated with the current address, to the mobile node.

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