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Controlling hand-off in a mobile node with two mobile IP clients

  • US 8,095,130 B2
  • Filed: 03/20/2009
  • Issued: 01/10/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a mobile node, the method comprising:

  • storing a first access node address corresponding to a first access node and a first roaming node address corresponding a first roaming node in a memory; and

    comparing a received access node address and a received roaming node address to the first access node address and the first roaming node address, respectively, to detect;

    a local handoff between the first access node and a second access node in an access network in which said mobile node is located without a handoff between roaming nodes or a remote handoff including a handoff between the first roaming node and a second roaming node in said access network, said access network being coupled to a home network which includes a home agent corresponding to said mobile node.

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