NETWORK FOR A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR
First Claim
1. A network for a cellular communication system, the network comprising:
- a plurality of access points supporting cells within a region having a number of entry points, each access point having an individual proxy address of a proxy address space and being associated with a common network address of a network address space, the proxy address space being a local address space of an address proxy and the network address space being a network wide address space;
a gateway access point covering an entry point to the region, the gateway access point having a first address of the network address space and comprising;
means for detecting a remote station entering the region via the entry point,means for determining a first access point of the plurality of access points as a handover access point for the remote station, the first access point having a first proxy address of the proxy address space;
means for transmitting a binding message to the address proxy, the binding message comprising an indication of the first access point;
the address proxy comprising;
means for receiving the binding message from the gateway access point,means for establishing a first binding between the common network address and the first proxy address for the remote station in response to the binding message,forwarding means for receiving data for the remote station and forwarding the data to the first access point in response to the first binding.
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Abstract
A network for a cellular communication system comprises access points (105-109) supporting cells within a region (113). Each access point (105-109) has an individual proxy address of a proxy address space which is a local address space of an address proxy (101) and a common network address of a network address space which is a network wide address space. A gateway access point (103) covers an entry point to the region (113) and detects a remote station entering the region. It then determines an access point (105) in the region to which the remote station is handed over and transmits a binding message to the address proxy (101) with an indication of the access point (105). In response to receiving the binding message, the address proxy (101) establishes a binding between the common network address and the proxy address of the access point (105). Data for the remote station is then forwarded to the access point (105) using the binding.
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20 Claims
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1. A network for a cellular communication system, the network comprising:
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a plurality of access points supporting cells within a region having a number of entry points, each access point having an individual proxy address of a proxy address space and being associated with a common network address of a network address space, the proxy address space being a local address space of an address proxy and the network address space being a network wide address space; a gateway access point covering an entry point to the region, the gateway access point having a first address of the network address space and comprising; means for detecting a remote station entering the region via the entry point, means for determining a first access point of the plurality of access points as a handover access point for the remote station, the first access point having a first proxy address of the proxy address space; means for transmitting a binding message to the address proxy, the binding message comprising an indication of the first access point; the address proxy comprising; means for receiving the binding message from the gateway access point, means for establishing a first binding between the common network address and the first proxy address for the remote station in response to the binding message, forwarding means for receiving data for the remote station and forwarding the data to the first access point in response to the first binding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operation for a network of a cellular communication system including:
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a plurality of access points supporting cells within a region having a number of entry points, each access point having an individual proxy address of a proxy address space and being associated with a common network address of a network address space, the proxy address space being a local address space of an address proxy and the network address space being a network wide address space; a gateway access point covering an entry point to the region, the gateway access point having a first address of the network address space; and an address proxy; wherein the method comprises; the gateway access point performing the steps of; detecting a remote station entering the region via the entry point, determining a first access point of the plurality of access points as a handover access point for the remote station, the first access point having a first proxy address of the proxy address space, transmitting a binding message to the address proxy, the binding message comprising an indication of the first access point; and the address proxy performing the steps of; receiving the binding message from the gateway access point, establishing a first binding between the common network address and the first proxy address for the remote station in response to the binding message, receiving data for the remote station, and forwarding the data to the first access point in response to the first binding.
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