Fast path packet destination mechanism for network mobility via secure PKI channel

• US 7,894,420 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2007
• Issued: 02/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Tan, Tat Kin
• Primary Examiner(s): Sam; Phirin
• Application Number:
  US11/776,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20090016362A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,321 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/351
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/025 Updating only a limited number of routers, e.g. fish-eye update
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/246 Connectivity information discovery
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/04 Network layer protocols, e.g. mobile IP [Internet Protocol]

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for reducing routing overheads during data transmission to a destination mobile router of a plurality of mobile routers roaming in a network. The method comprises registering by top level mobile routers with a central authority server, sending data packets by a corresponding node of the network to the destination mobile router operationally attached to a corresponding top level mobile router, locating a position of the destination mobile router by identifying attachment of the destination mobile router to the corresponding top level mobile router from the information registered by the plurality of mobile routers with the central authority server, routing the data packet directly to the corresponding top level mobile router to which the destination mobile router is operationally attached and receiving the data packet by the destination mobile router from the corresponding top level mobile router, thereby reducing routing overheads in the network.

Claims

1. A routing system using a NEtwork MObility (NEMO) protocol for reducing overheads in a network, the routing system comprising:

a plurality of mobile routers roaming in the network, some of the plurality of mobile routers capable of acting as top level mobile routers and a remaining of the plurality of mobile routers capable of operationally attaching to the top level mobile routers;

a central authority server capable of storing information about the top level mobile routers and the mobile routers operationally attached to each of the top level mobile routers; and

a corresponding node capable of sending data packets to a destination mobile router of the plurality of mobile routers operationally attached to the top level mobile routers;

wherein each of the top level mobile routers is capable of registering with the central authority server, the registering comprising sending information about mobile routers operationally attached to each of the top level mobile routers; and

wherein the corresponding node is capable of locating a position of the destination mobile router operationally attached to a corresponding top level mobile router from the information stored with the central authority server; and

wherein the corresponding node is capable of routing the data packets directly to the destination mobile router through the corresponding top level mobile router by using the information about the mobile routers operationally attached to the top level mobile routers stored with the central authority server; and

wherein the corresponding top level mobile router sending the data packets to the destination mobile router, thereby reducing routing overheads in the network.

2. The routing system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of mobile routers uses Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) protected bi-directional tunnel for transferring data packets.

3. The routing system of claim 1, wherein storing information about the top level mobile routers and the mobile routers operationally attached to each of the top level mobile routers is done periodically by each of the plurality of top level mobile routers.

4. The routing system of claim 1, wherein the central authority server is an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

5. A method for reducing routing overheads during data transmission to a destination mobile router of a plurality of mobile routers roaming in a network, the method comprising:

registering by top level mobile routers of the plurality of mobile routers with a central authority server, the registering comprising sending information about mobile routers operationally attached to each of the top level mobile routers of the plurality of mobile routers in the network;

sending data packets by a corresponding node of the network to the destination mobile router operationally attached to a corresponding top level mobile router of the plurality of mobile routers;

locating a position of the destination mobile router by identifying attachment of the destination mobile router to the corresponding top level mobile router of the plurality of mobile routers from the information registered by the plurality of mobile routers with the central authority server;

routing the data packets directly to the corresponding top level mobile router to which the destination mobile router is operationally attached; and

receiving the data packets by the destination mobile router from the corresponding top level mobile router, thereby reducing routing overheads in the network.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the network is compatible with a NEtwork MObility (NEMO) protocol.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein each of the plurality of mobile routers use Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) protected bi-directional tunnel for transferring data packets.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the Internet Protocol Security Encapsulating Security Payload is capable of using cryptography when the plurality of data packets are send and received by each of the plurality of mobile routers.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein registering by the top level mobile routers of the plurality of mobile routers with the central authority server is done periodically by each of the top level mobile routers.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the central authority server is an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the network is a wireless network.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the wireless network is one of a Global System (GSM) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network.

13. A computer program product embodied on a tangible computer readable medium for reducing routing overheads during data transmission to a destination mobile router of a plurality of mobile routers roaming in a network, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the computer program product comprising a program module having instructions for:

registering by top level mobile routers of the plurality of mobile routers with a central authority server, the registering comprising sending information about mobile routers operationally attached to each of the top level mobile routers of the plurality of mobile routers in the network;

sending data packets by a corresponding node of the network to the destination mobile router operationally attached to a corresponding top level mobile router of the plurality of mobile routers;

locating a position of the destination mobile router by identifying attachment of the destination mobile router to the corresponding top level mobile router of the plurality of mobile routers from the information registered by the plurality of mobile routers with the central authority server;

routing the data packets directly to the corresponding top level mobile router to which the destination mobile router is operationally attached; and

receiving the data packets by the destination mobile router from the corresponding top level mobile router, thereby reducing routing overheads in the network.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the network is compatible with a NEtwork MObility (NEMO) protocol.

15. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of mobile routers use Internet Protocol Security (IPSec) Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP) protected bi-directional tunnel for transferring data packets.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the Internet Protocol Security Encapsulating Security Payload is capable of using cryptography when the plurality of data packets are send and received by each of the plurality of mobile routers.

17. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein registering by the top level mobile routers of the plurality of mobile routers with the central authority server is done periodically by each of the top level mobile routers.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the central authority server is an Internet Service Provider (ISP).

19. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the network is a wireless network.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the wireless network is one of a Global System (GSM) network, a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) network, and a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) network.