Dynamic network allocation for mobile router
First Claim
1. A mobile router supporting Mobile IP and being capable of requesting one or more networks during registration with a Home Agent, the mobile router comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory, at least one of the processor and the memory being adapted for;
composing a registration request packet, the registration request packet indicating one or more networks being requested by the mobile router from the Home Agent;
sending the registration request packet to the Home Agent;
receiving a registration reply packet from the Home Agent, the registration reply identifying one or more networks allocated to the mobile router by the Home Agent; and
adding the one or more networks to a private DHCP pool available to the mobile router.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for implementing a Home Agent supporting Mobile IP and being capable of allocating one or more networks to a mobile router which registers with the Home Agent comprise receiving a registration request packet from the mobile router, the registration request packet indicating one or more networks being requested by the mobile router from the Home Agent. The one or more networks are allocated to the mobile router corresponding to the one or more networks being requested by the mobile router from the Home Agent. A registration reply packet identifying the one or more networks allocated to the mobile router is then sent to the mobile router.
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36 Claims
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1. A mobile router supporting Mobile IP and being capable of requesting one or more networks during registration with a Home Agent, the mobile router comprising:
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a processor; and a memory, at least one of the processor and the memory being adapted for; composing a registration request packet, the registration request packet indicating one or more networks being requested by the mobile router from the Home Agent; sending the registration request packet to the Home Agent; receiving a registration reply packet from the Home Agent, the registration reply identifying one or more networks allocated to the mobile router by the Home Agent; and adding the one or more networks to a private DHCP pool available to the mobile router. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a mobile router supporting Mobile IP, a method of requesting one or more networks during registration with a Home Agent, comprising:
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composing a registration request packet, the registration request packet indicating one or more networks being requested by the mobile router from a Home Agent; sending the registration request packet to the Home Agent; receiving a registration reply packet from the Home Agent, the registration reply identifying one or more networks allocated to the mobile router by the Home Agent; and adding the one or more networks to a private DHCP pool available to the mobile router. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A mobile router supporting Mobile IP and adapted for requesting one or more networks during registration with a Home Agent, comprising:
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means for composing a registration request packet, the registration request packet indicating one or more networks being requested by the mobile router from a Home Agent; means for sending the registration request packet to the Home Agent; means for receiving a registration reply packet from the Home Agent, the registration reply identifying one or more networks allocated to the mobile router by the Home Agent; and means for adding the one or more networks to a private DHCP pool available to the mobile router.
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