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AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorsMichael J. Brehm, Corey F. Adams
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A manner of facilitating access to a home network having an HA by a remote mobile device, such as a smartphone, having an FA that is or may be registered with the HA. A secure tunnel or similar communication path is established between the FA and an HA of a home network, and an SSR (specialized service request) is transmitted to the mobile network though which the mobile device is communicating, providing advance notification that a bandwidth intensive operation is anticipated so that the mobile network may take preparatory action. The SSR is preferably sent by the FA after a tunnel to the HA has been established, but prior to the user selecting a particular bandwidth intensive application for execution. The user may be queried in advance to determine which operation might be anticipated.
A method for accessing a home network comprising a home agent by a mobile device comprising a foreign agent, said method comprising:
An FA (foreign agent) for use by a mobile device, comprising:
A mobile device comprising an FA, the FA comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.