Apparatus for controlling handover between heterogeneous networks, method of performing handover between heterogeneous networks, and mobile router

An apparatus for controlling handover between heterogeneous networks, comprising:

• a location information recognizer recognizing current location information of a mobile router managing a mobile network;
• a handover initiation information storage storing handover location information;
• a handover determiner determining whether a handover to a network employing a different method from a network accessed by the mobile router is required according to the current location information of the mobile router recognized by the location information recognizer, based on information prestored in the handover initiation information storage;
• and
• a handover performer performing the handover according to the result of the determination.

A mobile router comprising an apparatus for controlling handover between heterogeneous networks, wherein the apparatus comprises:

• a location information recognizer recognizing current location information of the mobile router;
• a handover initiation information storage storing handover location information;
• a handover determiner determining whether a handover to a network employing a different method is required according to the current location information recognized by the location information recognizer, based on information stored in the handover initiation information storage;
• and
• a handover performer performing the handover according to the result of the determination.