Apparatus and method for extending mobility in a mobile ad hoc network
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1. An apparatus for extending mobility in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of MANET nodes, the apparatus comprising:
- an IPv6 controller configured to receive an IPv6 binding update from a traveling MANET node and, in response to receiving the IPv6 binding update, produce an IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement, the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement comprising a link layer address of the apparatus, wherein the link layer address serves as the home address for the traveling MANET node; and
a MANET controller coupled to said IPv6 controller and configured to recognize when said IPv6 controller produces the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement on behalf of the traveling MANET node, the traveling MANET node outside wireless communication range of the other MANET nodes, wherein said MANET controller is further configured to perform proxy communication with the mobile ad-hoc network on behalf of the traveling MANET node in response to said recognition.
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Abstract
Mobility in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) can be extended by using fixed network resources to support MANET-level communication between a traveling MANET node and the remainder of the MANET. The IPv6 protocol is used over the fixed network resources to support the MANET-level communication, and mobility-supporting features of the IPv6 protocol are exploited without modifying the IPv6 protocol.
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1. An apparatus for extending mobility in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of MANET nodes, the apparatus comprising:
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an IPv6 controller configured to receive an IPv6 binding update from a traveling MANET node and, in response to receiving the IPv6 binding update, produce an IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement, the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement comprising a link layer address of the apparatus, wherein the link layer address serves as the home address for the traveling MANET node; and a MANET controller coupled to said IPv6 controller and configured to recognize when said IPv6 controller produces the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement on behalf of the traveling MANET node, the traveling MANET node outside wireless communication range of the other MANET nodes, wherein said MANET controller is further configured to perform proxy communication with the mobile ad-hoc network on behalf of the traveling MANET node in response to said recognition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for extending mobility in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of MANET nodes, the apparatus comprising:
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a MANET controller configured to broadcast information from an IPv6 Neighbor Advertisement from a mobile MANET node over the mobile ad-hoc network, the mobile MANET node outside wireless communication range of the other MANET nodes, the IPv6 Neighbor Advertisement produced in response to an IPv6 binding update from the mobile MANET node, the IPv6 Neighbor Advertisement comprising a link layer address of the apparatus, wherein the link layer address serves as the home address for the traveling MANET node, wherein said MANET controller, in response to said IPv6 Neighbor Advertisement, is further configured to perform proxy communication with the mobile ad-hoc network on behalf of the mobile MANET node. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of extending mobility in a mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) comprising a plurality of MANET nodes, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an IPv6 binding update from a traveling MANET node; in response to receiving the IPv6 binding update, producing an IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement, the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement comprising a link layer address of a home agent, wherein the link layer address serves as the home address for the traveling MANET node; recognizing the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement produced on behalf of the traveling MANET node, the traveling MANET node outside wireless communication range of the other MANET nodes; and in response to the step of recognizing, executing one of (a) performing proxy communication with the mobile ad-hoc network on behalf of the traveling MANET node, and (b) transmitting on the mobile ad-hoc network information from the IPv6 proxy Neighbor Advertisement. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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