Address updating of wireless mobile terminal hosts affiliated with a wired network
First Claim
1. A method of defining an address for a mobile terminal/host that is linked to a wired communications network, comprising:
- assigning an address to a mobile terminal/host (T/H) affiliated with a wired communications network, the address corresponding in part to an address of a first network base station with which the mobile T/H becomes linked;
changing the address assigned to the mobile T/H when the mobile T/H becomes linked with a second network base station, the changed address corresponding in part to an address of the second network base station; and
informing at least one stationary terminal host in the network of a current address assigned to the mobile T/H by establishing a connection between the mobile T/H and the stationary terminal host.
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Abstract
A method of defining an address for a mobile terminal host (T/H) linked to a wired communications network, e.g, the global Internet. The method includes assigning an address to the mobile (T/H), the address corresponding in part to a first network base station to which the mobile T/H becomes linked, for example, by roaming into a cell of the base station. The address assigned to the mobile T/H is changed when the T/H roams and becomes linked to a second network base station, the changed address corresponding in part to the address of the second base station. At least one stationary terminal host in the network is informed of a current address assigned to the mobile T/H by establishing a connection between the mobile T/H and the stationary host. Message data is exchanged between the mobile and the stationary hosts as long as a connection is maintained between them.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of defining an address for a mobile terminal/host that is linked to a wired communications network, comprising:
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assigning an address to a mobile terminal/host (T/H) affiliated with a wired communications network, the address corresponding in part to an address of a first network base station with which the mobile T/H becomes linked; changing the address assigned to the mobile T/H when the mobile T/H becomes linked with a second network base station, the changed address corresponding in part to an address of the second network base station; and informing at least one stationary terminal host in the network of a current address assigned to the mobile T/H by establishing a connection between the mobile T/H and the stationary terminal host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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