Automatic invocation of mobile IP registration in a wireless communication network

A system for automatically invoking mobile node registration in a wireless communication network, said system comprising:

• a mobile communication device for interfacing over a wireless link with said wireless communication network, said mobile communication device receiving network movement information from said wireless communication network;
• a terminal device, having an IP address, coupled to said mobile communication device, for transmitting and receiving packetized data associated with the IP address, wherein said terminal device initiates mobile node retraction in response to said network movement information;
• wherein said mobile communication device includes means for monitoring said packetized data transmitted by said terminal device for an IP address contained in the IP request;
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• wherein the IP address is a static IP address.

A system for automatically invoking mobile node registration in a wireless communication network, said system comprising:

• a mobile communication device for interfacing over a wireless link with said wireless communication network, said mobile communication device receiving network movement information from said wireless communication network;
• a terminal device, having an IP address, coupled to said mobile communication device, for transmitting and receiving packetized data associated with the IP address, wherein said terminal device initiates mobile node registration in response to said network movement information and wherein the IP address is a static IP address;
• wherein said mobile communication device includes means for monitoring said packetized data transmitted by said terminal device for an IP address contained in the IP request;
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• wherein the mobile communication device includes means for soliciting the wireless communication network for network IP address information in response to the network movement information.

A system for automatically invoking mobile node registration in a wireless communication network, comprising:

• a mobile communication device for interfacing over a wireless communication link with the wireless communication network, the mobile communication device receiving network movement information from the wireless communication network;
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• a terminal device, having a static IP address associated with a home agent, coupled to the mobile communication device;
• wherein the terminal device, through the wireless communication link, transmits packetized data to, and receives packetized data from, an internetworking function using an Internet Protocol, and the terminal device initiates mobile node registration in response to the network movement information.