Method for obtaining a mobile internet protocol address
First Claim
1. A method for acquiring a mobile internet protocol address in a communication network, the method comprising:
- sending a mobile network internet node notification message transferred from an authentication node to a mobile network internet node wherein the mobile network internet node notification message comprises an authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier;
sending a mobile internet protocol request message transferred from a gateway node to the mobile network internet node;
sending a mobile internet protocol access request message transferred from the mobile network internet node to the authentication node utilizing the authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier;
receiving a mobile internet protocol access accept message at the mobile network internet node transferred from the authentication node wherein the mobile internet protocol access accept message comprises a mobile network internet node key; and
assigning the mobile internet protocol address at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with the user identifier.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, methods and systems are provided for acquiring a mobile internet protocol address in a communication network. In an embodiment, an authentication node sends a mobile network internet node notification message to a mobile network internet node where the mobile network internet node notification message comprises an authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier. A mobile internet protocol request message is sent from a gateway node to the mobile network internet node. A mobile internet protocol access request message is sent from the mobile network internet node to the authentication node utilizing the authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier. A mobile internet protocol access accept message is received at the mobile network internet node transferred from the authentication node where the mobile internet protocol access accept message comprises a mobile network internet node key. The mobile internet protocol address is assigned at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with the user identifier.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for acquiring a mobile internet protocol address in a communication network, the method comprising:
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sending a mobile network internet node notification message transferred from an authentication node to a mobile network internet node wherein the mobile network internet node notification message comprises an authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier; sending a mobile internet protocol request message transferred from a gateway node to the mobile network internet node; sending a mobile internet protocol access request message transferred from the mobile network internet node to the authentication node utilizing the authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier; receiving a mobile internet protocol access accept message at the mobile network internet node transferred from the authentication node wherein the mobile internet protocol access accept message comprises a mobile network internet node key; and assigning the mobile internet protocol address at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with the user identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for acquiring a mobile internet protocol address in a communication network, the method comprising:
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receiving a mobile internet protocol session request message at a gateway node transferred from a mobile station utilizing a data link; sending a mobile network internet node notification message transferred from an authentication node to a mobile network internet node wherein the mobile network internet node notification message comprises an authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier; sending a mobile internet protocol request message transferred from the gateway node to the mobile network internet node; sending a mobile internet protocol access request message transferred from the mobile network internet node to the authentication node utilizing the authentication node identifier; receiving a mobile internet protocol access accept message at the mobile network internet node transferred from the authentication node wherein the mobile internet protocol access accept message comprises the mobile network internet node key; assigning the mobile internet protocol address at the mobile network internet node to the mobile station associated with the user identifier; receiving a mobile internet protocol reply message at the gateway node transferred from the mobile network internet node wherein the mobile internet protocol reply message comprises the mobile internet protocol address; and sending a mobile internet protocol session accept message transferred from the gateway node to the mobile station wherein the mobile internet protocol session accept message comprises the mobile internet protocol address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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