System and method for providing selective mobility invocation in a network environment
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1. A method for reducing Internet Protocol (IP) mobility overhead, comprising:
- receiving option information from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server as part of an IP address assignment procedure, the option information identifying IP address ranges, subnets, and next-hop IP gateways for each service to which a device has access;
deciding whether IP mobility services are needed based on the option information;
invoking IP mobility services in a wireline access network for the device requesting an IP address only if IP mobility services are needed;
obtaining the IP address for the device based on the option information; and
conducting a communication flow associated with the device between a wireless network and the wireline access network.
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Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes invoking a mobile access gateway function based on an end user requesting an Internet Protocol (IP) address in a wireless or a wireline network. The invocation is selective such that the mobile access gateway function is invoked if the end user requires IP mobility services. The method also includes communicating with a gateway in order to obtain the IP address. The mobile access gateway function is coupled to a network element that receives packets for a communications flow from the end user that can conduct the flow through the wireless network and through the wireline network.
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1. A method for reducing Internet Protocol (IP) mobility overhead, comprising:
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receiving option information from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server as part of an IP address assignment procedure, the option information identifying IP address ranges, subnets, and next-hop IP gateways for each service to which a device has access; deciding whether IP mobility services are needed based on the option information; invoking IP mobility services in a wireline access network for the device requesting an IP address only if IP mobility services are needed; obtaining the IP address for the device based on the option information; and conducting a communication flow associated with the device between a wireless network and the wireline access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for reducing Internet Protocol (IP) mobility overhead, comprising:
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a memory for storing information; and a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the information; a mobile access gateway function that when executed by the at least one processor is configured to; receive option information from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server as part of an IP address assignment procedure, the option information identifying IP address ranges, subnets, and next-hop IP gateways for each service to which a device has access; decide whether IP mobility services are needed based on the option information; invoke IP mobility services in a wireline access network for the device requesting an IP address only if IP mobility services are needed; obtaining the IP address for the device based on the option information; and conduct a communication flow associated with the device between a wireless network and the wireline access network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. One or more non-transitory tangible media comprising logic for reducing Internet Protocol (IP) mobility overhead for execution and when executed by a processor operable to:
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receive option information from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server as part of an IP address assignment procedure, the option information identifying IP address ranges, subnets, and next-hop IP gateways for each service to which a device has access; decide whether IP mobility services are needed based on the option information; invoke IP mobility services in a wireline access network for the device requesting an IP address only if IP mobility services are needed; obtaining the IP address for the device based on the option information; and conduct a communication flow associated with the device between a wireless network and the wireline access network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for reducing Internet Protocol (IP) mobility overhead, comprising:
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means for receiving option information from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server as part of an IP address assignment procedure, the option information identifying IP address ranges, subnets, and next-hop IP gateways for each service to which a device has access; means for deciding whether IP mobility services are needed based on the option information; means for invoking IP mobility services in a wireline access network for the device requesting an IP address only if IP mobility services are needed; means for obtaining the IP address for the device based on the option information; and means for conducting a communication flow associated with the device between a wireless network and the wireline access network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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