Routing in a data communication network
First Claim
1. A method of supporting mobility in an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)-based data network, the method characterised by the steps of:
- generating a first stateful IPv6 autoconfiguration message at a mobile node, wherein said message contains an IP address capable of use for route maintenance to and from said mobile node;
transmitting, by said mobile node, said generated message to a first access node, where said access node adds an IP address of said access node to said message;
forwarding said generated message, by said first access node, to a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) Server;
analysing said message, at said DHCP server, to determine a route to deliver data one or more of to said mobile node and from said mobile node;
analysing said message, at said access node, to determine a route to deliver data one or more of to said mobile node and from said mobile node;
triggering one or more route update messages from said access node and said DHCP server to a number of network elements between said access node and said DHCP server in the IP based data network, wherein said one or more route update messages from said access node and said DHCP server are triggered substantially simultaneously;
repeating said steps of generating, transmitting and forwarding for a second stateful IP autoconfiguration message that confirms the IP address of said mobile node when said mobile node attaches to a second access node, where said second access node substitutes its address in said second message; and
in response to receiving said second stateful IP autoconfiguration message, generating one or more route update messages by said second access node and said DHCP server.
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Abstract
A method of supporting mobility in an Internet Protocol (IP)-based data network. The method comprises the steps of generating a first stateful IP autoconfiguration message at a mobile node, whereby the message includes an address capable of use for routing maintenance. The mobile node transmits the generated message to a first access node, which incorporates its address and forwards the message to a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) Server. The DHCP Server and access node analyze the message to determine a route to deliver data to and/or from the mobile node. One or more route update message are triggered from said access node and said DHCP server to a number of network elements between said access node and said DHCP server in the IP based data network to support mobility in an IP domain with minimum bandwidth use and minimum tunneling required.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of supporting mobility in an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)-based data network, the method characterised by the steps of:
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generating a first stateful IPv6 autoconfiguration message at a mobile node, wherein said message contains an IP address capable of use for route maintenance to and from said mobile node; transmitting, by said mobile node, said generated message to a first access node, where said access node adds an IP address of said access node to said message; forwarding said generated message, by said first access node, to a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) Server; analysing said message, at said DHCP server, to determine a route to deliver data one or more of to said mobile node and from said mobile node; analysing said message, at said access node, to determine a route to deliver data one or more of to said mobile node and from said mobile node; triggering one or more route update messages from said access node and said DHCP server to a number of network elements between said access node and said DHCP server in the IP based data network, wherein said one or more route update messages from said access node and said DHCP server are triggered substantially simultaneously; repeating said steps of generating, transmitting and forwarding for a second stateful IP autoconfiguration message that confirms the IP address of said mobile node when said mobile node attaches to a second access node, where said second access node substitutes its address in said second message; and in response to receiving said second stateful IP autoconfiguration message, generating one or more route update messages by said second access node and said DHCP server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, 15)
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7. An Internet Protocol version 6(Ipv6)-based network that is operable to generate a first stateful IP autoconfiguration message at a mobile node, wherein said message contains an address capable of use for route maintenance to and from said mobile node, the network comprising hosts including one or more of a first access node, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) Relay, and a DHCP Server, the networking comprising:
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a means for receiving the first stateful Ipv6 autoconfiguration message from said mobile node, wherein said message comprises a mobile node IP address capable of use for route maintenance to deliver data to, and receive data from, said mobile node, wherein said means for receiving further receives, from a second access node, a second stateful Ipv6 autoconfiguration message that confirms the IP address acquired by said mobile node prior to accessing said second access node, wherein said second access node adds its address to said second message and wherein said DHCP Server receives and analyses the second stateful IPv6 autoconfiguration message to determine whether said IP address therein is consistent with a set of addresses maintained by the DHCP Server in association with the mobile node; a means for analyzing said first stateful IPv6 autoconfiguration message to determine a route to one or more of deliver data to, and receive data from, said mobile node; and a means for triggering transmission of one more route update message from said first access node and said DHCP Server to a number of network elements between said first access node and a said DHCP Server in the IPv6-based data network, wherein said one or more route update messages from said first access node and said DHCP server are triggered substantially and simultaneously and wherein said means for triggering, in response to said determination of whether said IP address in the second stateful IPv6 autoconfiguration message is consistent with a set of addresses maintained by the DHCP Server in association with the mobile node, triggers one or more route update messages to one or more of said first access node and said second access node to delete obsolete address information used for route maintenance to and from said mobile node. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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