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US 2014/0192776 A1Published application
Mobile internet protocol square
AssigneeCellco Partnership
InventorsJau Young Lee, Ce Xu, William C. Y. Lee
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for network access for consumers in both wired and wireless environments. Multiple-interface/multiple-connections are used to support high-speed handoff and seamless roaming between different networks (wired and wireless). The present invention is implemented by using multiple interfaces and connections to interface a mobile PC unit, providing additional functions, and enhancing current PC device drivers and software.
Claims21
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A communications method, comprising:
- maintaining multiple connections between a mobile unit having a single address and a home agent using at least first and second networks, wherein:
- a first signaling path and a data path for a session are provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the first network,
- a second signaling path is provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the second network,
- both the first and second signaling paths are simultaneously supported between the mobile unit and the home agent, and
- the data path for the session is switched from the first network to the second network based on a user profile when a predetermined condition occurs, but the switch of the data path does not interrupt or tear-down the session.
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A communications device, comprising:
- a mobile unit having a single address that maintains multiple connections with a home agent using at least first and second networks, wherein:
- a first signaling path and a data path for a session are provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the first network,
- a second signaling path is provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the second network,
- both the first and second signaling paths are simultaneously supported between the mobile unit and the home agent, and
- the data path for the session is switched from the first network to the second network based on a user profile when a predetermined condition occurs, but the switch of the data path does not interrupt or tear-down the session.
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A communications system, comprising:
- a home agent that maintains multiple connections with a mobile unit having a single address using at least first and second networks, wherein:
- a first signaling path and a data path for a session are provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the first network,
- a second signaling path is provided between the mobile unit and the home agent on the second network,
- both the first and second signaling paths are simultaneously supported between the mobile unit and the home agent, and
- the data path for the session is switched from the first network to the second network based on a user profile when a predetermined condition occurs, but the switch of the data path does not interrupt or tear-down the session.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.