COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, MOBILE NODE, PROXY NODE, AND MANAGEMENT NODE

• US 20100040021A1
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Published: 02/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Ng, Chan Wah, Tan, Pek Yew, Aso, Keigo, Koh, Tien Ming Benjamin, Lim, Chun Keong Benjamin, Ue, Toyoki, Morimoto, Tetsuro
• Application Number:
  US12/528,542
• Publication Number:
  US 20100040021A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/331
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0019 adapted for mobile IP [MIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/14 Reselecting a network or an air interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/182 Network node acting on behalf of an other network entity, e.g. proxy

Abstract

A technique of acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover is disclosed. According to the technique, when an MN 10 is initially booted on a Non-3GPP network 30, a AAA server 50 generates and stores the binding ID, transmits it to a proxy node 31, and transmits, to the MN, allocation information indicating that the binding ID is allocated to the proxy node. When performing handover to a 3GPP network 20, the MN requests an HA 32 for the binding ID. Then, the HA requests the AAA server for the binding ID, and the AAA server transmits the binding ID to the HA. The HA receives the binding ID and transmits it to the MN.

Claims

1. A communication method of acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the method comprising:

a step in which the mobile node transmits a binding ID allocation request message to the proxy node of the first network;

a step in which the proxy node receives the binding ID allocation request message and transmits the binding ID allocation request message to a management node for managing the binding ID;

a step in which the management node receives the binding ID allocation request message, generates and stores the binding ID, and transmits the binding ID to the proxy node;

a step in which the proxy node receives the binding ID and transmits, to the mobile node, allocation information indicating that the binding ID is allocated;

a step in which the mobile node transmits a request message for the binding ID to the management node based on the allocation information when the mobile node performs handover from the first network to the second network;

a step in which the management node receives the request message for the binding ID from the mobile node; and

a step in which the management node transmits the binding ID to the mobile node.

5. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein

the binding ID allocation request message is a message for requesting access authentication of the mobile node, and

the allocation information transmitted by the proxy node and indicating that the binding ID is allocated is a DHCP reply message.

2. A communication system for acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the system comprising:

means for allowing the mobile node to transmit a binding ID allocation request message to the proxy node of the first network;

means for allowing the proxy node to receive the binding ID allocation request message and transmit the binding ID allocation request message to a management node for managing the binding ID;

means for allowing the management node to receive the binding ID allocation request message, generate and store the binding ID, and transmit the binding ID to the proxy node;

means for allowing the proxy node to receive the binding ID and transmit, to the mobile node, allocation information indicating that the binding ID is allocated;

means for allowing the mobile node to transmit a request message for the binding ID to the management node based on the allocation information when the mobile node performs handover from the first network to the second network;

means for allowing the management node to receive the request message for the binding ID from the mobile node; and

means for allowing the management node to transmit the binding ID to the mobile node.

3. A mobile node in a communication system for acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the mobile node comprising:

means for transmitting, on the first network, a binding ID allocation request message to the proxy node of the first network;

means for receiving allocation information after the proxy node receives the binding ID allocation request message and transmits the binding ID allocation request message to a management node for managing the binding ID, the management node receives the binding ID allocation request message, generates and stores the binding ID, and transmits the binding ID to the proxy node, and the proxy node receives the binding ID and transmits, to the mobile node, allocation information indicating that the binding ID is allocated;

means for transmitting a request message for the binding ID to the management node of the first network based on the allocation information when performing handover from the first network to the second network; and

means for receiving the binding ID when the management node receives the request message for the binding ID from the mobile node, and the management node transmits the binding ID to the mobile node.

4. A proxy node in a communication system for acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the proxy node comprising:

means for receiving a binding ID allocation request message and transmitting the binding ID allocation request message to a management node for managing the binding ID after the mobile node transmits, on the first network, the binding ID allocation request message to the proxy node of the first network; and

means for receiving the binding ID and transmitting, to the mobile node, allocation information indicating that the binding ID is allocated after the management node receives the binding ID allocation request message, generates and stores the binding ID, and transmits the binding ID to the proxy node.

6. A communication method of acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the method comprising:

a step in which the mobile node transmits, on the first network, a binding ID request message to the proxy node of the first network;

a step in which the proxy node receives the binding ID request message and transmit the binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID;

a step in which the management node receives the binding ID request message, and generates and transmits the binding ID to the proxy node; and

a step in which the proxy node receives the binding ID and transmit the binding ID to the mobile node.

10. The communication method according to claim 6, wherein

the binding ID request message is a message for requesting access authentication of the mobile node, and

the binding ID transmitted by the proxy node is included in a DHCP reply message.

16. The communication method according to claim 6,

wherein when the proxy node transmits the binding ID to the mobile node, the proxy node transmits the binding ID with a DHCP reply message responding to a DHCP response message.

17. The communication method according to claim 6,

wherein when the proxy node transmits the binding ID to the mobile node, the proxy node transmits an access authentication complete message responding to an access authentication request message from the mobile node.

7. A communication system for acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the system comprising:

means for allowing the mobile node to transmit, on the first network, a binding ID request message to the proxy node of the first network;

means for allowing the proxy node to receive the binding ID request message and transmit the binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID;

means for allowing the management node to receive the binding ID request message, and generate and transmit the binding ID to the proxy node; and

means for allowing the proxy node to receive the binding ID and transmit the binding ID to the mobile node.

8. A mobile node in a communication system for acquiring a binding ID when the mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the mobile node comprising:

means for transmitting, on the first network, a binding ID request message to the proxy node of the first network; and

means for receiving the binding ID after the proxy node receives the binding ID request message and transmits the binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID, the management node receives the binding ID request message, and generates and transmits the binding ID to the proxy node, and the proxy node receives the binding ID and transmits the binding ID to the mobile node.

9. A proxy node in a communication system for acquiring a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol after a binding ID of the mobile node to connect to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol is set for a proxy node of the first network, the proxy node comprising:

means for receiving a binding ID request message and transmitting the binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID after the mobile node transmits, on the first network, the binding ID request message to the proxy node of the first network; and

means for receiving the binding ID and transmitting the binding ID to the mobile node after the management node receives the binding ID request message, and generates and transmits the binding ID to the proxy node.

11. A communication method in which a proxy node of a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol acquires a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to the first network after a binding ID of the mobile node is assigned on a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, the method comprising:

a step in which the mobile node transmits, on the second network, a binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID of the first network;

a step in which the management node receives the binding ID request message, and generates and stores the binding ID;

a step in which the mobile node transmits a binding ID acquisition request message to the proxy node of the first network when performing handover from the second network to the first network;

a step in which the proxy node receives the binding ID acquisition request message and transmits the binding ID acquisition request message to the management node; and

a step in which the management node receives the binding ID acquisition request message and transmits the stored binding ID to the proxy node.

15. The communication method according to claim 11,

wherein the binding ID acquisition request message is a message for requesting access authentication of the mobile node.

12. A communication system in which a proxy node of a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol acquires a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to the first network after a binding ID of the mobile node is assigned on a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, the system comprising:

means for allowing the mobile node to transmit, on the second network, a binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID of the first network;

means for allowing the management node to receive the binding ID request message, and generate and store the binding ID;

means for allowing the mobile node to transmit a binding ID acquisition request message to the proxy node of the first network when performing handover from the second network to the first network;

means for allowing the proxy node to receive the binding ID acquisition request message and transmit the binding ID acquisition request message to the management node; and

means for allowing the management node to receive the binding ID acquisition request message and transmit the stored binding ID to the proxy node.

13. A mobile node in a communication system in which a proxy node of a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol acquires a binding ID when the mobile node performs handover to the first network after a binding ID of the mobile node is assigned on a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, the mobile node comprising:

means for transmitting, on the second network, a binding ID request message to a management node for managing the binding ID of the first network, wherein the management node receives the binding ID request message, and generates and stores the binding ID; and

means for transmitting a binding ID acquisition request message to the proxy node of the first network when performing handover from the second network to the first network, wherein the proxy node receives the binding ID acquisition request message and transmits the binding ID acquisition request message to the management node, and the management node receives the binding ID acquisition request message and transmits the stored binding ID to the proxy node.

14. A proxy node in a communication system in which the proxy node of a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol acquires a binding ID when a mobile node performs handover to the first network after a binding ID of the mobile node is assigned on a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, the proxy node comprising:

means for receiving a binding ID acquisition message after the mobile node transmits, on the second network, the binding ID acquisition message to a management node for managing the binding ID of the first network, the management node receives the binding ID acquisition message, and generates and stores the binding ID, and the mobile node performs handover from the second network to the first network; and

means for receiving the binding ID after the management node receives the binding ID acquisition message and transmits the stored binding ID to the proxy node.

18. A communication method of replacing location information when a first interface of a mobile node, connectable to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol and a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, performs handover to the second network after the location information is registered by a proxy node while the first interface of the mobile node is connecting to the first network, the method comprising:

a step of transmitting, to a management node for managing the location information, a binding update message for requesting replacement of the location information, with home network connection information before moving added thereto, the home network connection information before moving indicating that the network before moving was a home network, when the first interface of the mobile node performs handover from the first network to the second network; and

a step of allowing the management node that has received the binding update message to transmit, to the mobile node, a binding ID corresponding to the replaced location information.

22. The communication method according to claim 18,

wherein the mobile node further includes a second interface connectable to a third network with a network-based mobility control protocol, and when the first interface performs handover from the first network to the second network, if the third network to which the second interface is connecting has the same domain as the first network, the binding update message transmitted from the mobile node further includes identification information for identifying the first interface of the mobile node.

19. A communication system for replacing location information when a first interface of a mobile node, connectable to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol and a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, performs handover to the second network after the location information is registered by a proxy node while the first interface of the mobile node is connecting to the first network, the system comprising:

means for transmitting, to a management node for managing the location information, a binding update message for requesting replacement of the location information, with home network connection information before moving added thereto, the home network connection information before moving indicating that the network before moving was a home network, when the first interface of the mobile node performs handover from the first network to the second network; and

means for allowing the management node that has received the binding update message to transmit, to the mobile node, a binding ID corresponding to location information replaced.

20. A mobile node in a communication system for replacing location information when a first interface of the mobile node, connectable to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol and a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, performs handover to the second network after the location information is registered by a proxy node while the first interface of the mobile node is connecting to the first network, the mobile node comprising:

means for transmitting, to a management node for managing the location information, a binding update message for requesting replacement of the location information, with home network connection information before moving added thereto, the home network connection information before moving indicating that the network before moving was a home network, when the first interface of the mobile node performs handover from the first network to the second network; and

means for receiving, from the management node that has received the binding update message, a binding ID corresponding to the replaced location information.

21. A management node for managing location information in a communication system for replacing the location information when a first interface of a mobile node, connectable to a first network with a network-based mobility control protocol and a second network without any network-based mobility control protocol, performs handover to the second network after the location information is registered by a proxy node while the first interface of the mobile node is connecting to the first network, the management node comprising:

means for receiving, from the mobile node, a binding update message for requesting replacement of the location information together with home network connection information before moving, which indicates that the network before moving was a home network, when the first interface of the mobile node performs handover from the first network to the second network; and

means for transmitting, to the mobile node, a binding ID corresponding to the replaced location information.