MOBILE INTERNET PROTOCOL SQUARE
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for network access for consumers in both wired and wireless environments. Multiple-interface/multiple-connections are used to support high-speed handoff and seamless roaming between different networks (wired and wireless). The present invention is implemented by using multiple interfaces and connections to interface a mobile PC unit, providing additional functions, and enhancing current PC device drivers and software.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A communications method, comprising:
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maintaining multiple connections between a mobile unit having a single address and a home agent using at least first and second networks, wherein; a first signaling path and a data path for a session are provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the first network, a second signaling path is provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the second network, both the first and second signaling paths are simultaneously supported between the mobile unit and the home agent, and the data path for the session is switched from the first network to the second network based on a user profile when a predetermined condition occurs, but the switch of the data path does not interrupt or tear-down the session. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communications device, comprising:
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a mobile unit having a single address that maintains multiple connections with a home agent using at least first and second networks, wherein; a first signaling path and a data path for a session are provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the first network, a second signaling path is provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the second network, both the first and second signaling paths are simultaneously supported between the mobile unit and the home agent, and the data path for the session is switched from the first network to the second network based on a user profile when a predetermined condition occurs, but the switch of the data path does not interrupt or tear-down the session. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications system, comprising:
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a home agent that maintains multiple connections with a mobile unit having a single address using at least first and second networks, wherein; a first signaling path and a data path for a session are provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the first network, a second signaling path is provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the second network, both the first and second signaling paths are simultaneously supported between the mobile unit and the home agent, and the data path for the session is switched from the first network to the second network based on a user profile when a predetermined condition occurs, but the switch of the data path does not interrupt or tear-down the session. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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Specification