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 key to a service node;
sending a mobile internet protocol access request message from a mobile network internet node to an authentication node;
receiving the mobile network internet node key at the authentication node transferred from the service node; and
assigning the mobile internet protocol address at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with a user identifier in response to 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.
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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, a mobile network internet node key is sent to a service node. A mobile network internet node sends a mobile internet protocol access request message to an authentication node. The authentication node can then receive the mobile network internet node key transferred from the service node. In response to receiving a mobile internet protocol access accept message at the mobile network internet node transferred from the authentication node where the mobile internet protocol access accept message comprises the mobile network internet node key, the mobile internet protocol address is assigned at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with a user identifier.
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19 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 key to a service node; sending a mobile internet protocol access request message from a mobile network internet node to an authentication node; receiving the mobile network internet node key at the authentication node transferred from the service node; and assigning the mobile internet protocol address at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with a user identifier in response to 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. 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 key to a service node; sending a mobile internet protocol access request message from a mobile network internet node to an authentication node; receiving the mobile network internet node key at the authentication node transferred from the service node; and 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 a 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 (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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