Method for providing home agent geographic redundancy
First Claim
1. A method for providing Home Agent redundancy comprising:
- initializing a first Home Agent to an Active state;
initializing a second Home Agent to a Standby state; and
initiating a switchover from the first Home Agent to the second Home Agent, wherein the second Home Agent uses the first Home Agent'"'"'s identification information.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing redundancy in servicing packet data communications within wireless mobile data networks are disclosed. More particularly, the method and system for provide a redundant Home Agent with the ability to assume the role of the primary Home Agent in the event of a primary Home Agent network, software, or other failure. The redundancy allows Home Agent services to remain functional in the case of a failure of one of the Home Agents in the redundant group, which may be composed of one or more Home Agents. The Home Agents can be located in geographically separate areas to ensure that a network outage event in one geographic area does not cause subscriber services to be impacted.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing Home Agent redundancy comprising:
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initializing a first Home Agent to an Active state;
initializing a second Home Agent to a Standby state; and
initiating a switchover from the first Home Agent to the second Home Agent, wherein the second Home Agent uses the first Home Agent'"'"'s identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for providing Home Agent redundancy comprising:
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a first Home Agent in an Active state;
a second Home Agent in a Standby state coupled to the first Home Agent; and
a communication link coupling the first Home Agent to the second Home Agent, wherein the second Home Agent switches to an Active state using the first Home Agent'"'"'s identification information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing Home Agent redundancy comprising:
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means for initializing a first Home Agent to an Active state;
means for initializing a second Home Agent to a Standby state; and
means for initiating a switchover from the first Home Agent to the second Home Agent, wherein the second Home Agent uses the first Home Agent'"'"'s identification information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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