SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE MOBILITY INVOCATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method, comprising:
- invoking a mobile access gateway function based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network, wherein the invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requests IP mobility services; and
obtaining the IP address for the end user, wherein the mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes invoking a mobile access gateway function based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network. The invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requires IP mobility services. The method also includes communicating with a gateway in order to obtain the IP address. The mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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invoking a mobile access gateway function based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network, wherein the invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requests IP mobility services; and obtaining the IP address for the end user, wherein the mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
a mobile access gateway function that can be invoked based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network, wherein the invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requests IP mobility services, the mobile access gateway function communicating with a gateway in order to obtain the IP address, and wherein the mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed by a processor operable to:
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invoke a mobile access gateway function based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network, wherein the invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requests IP mobility services; and communicate with a gateway in order to obtain the IP address, wherein the mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system, comprising:
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means for invoking a mobile access gateway function based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network, wherein the invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requests IP mobility services; and means for communicating with a gateway in order to obtain the IP address, wherein the mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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