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US 7,606,194 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for registering a mobile node with a home agent
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorWenxiao He
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Abstract
Method, apparatus and software for registering a mobile node with a home agent. Registration occurs when a home agent is determined and a security tunnel having a single security association is established between the home agent and the mobile node. The mobile node is then registered with the mobile node using the security tunnel.
Claims40
A method for registering a mobile node with a home agent comprising:
- determining a home agent;
- establishing between the mobile node and the determined home agent a security tunnel having associated with said tunnel a single security association;
- and
- registering the mobile node with the home agent using the security tunnel.
1 more element
A mobile node comprising:
- mobile communication interface capable of communicating with a mobile network;
- home agent determination unit capable of identifying a home agent;
- security tunneling unit capable of establishing and maintaining a security tunnel between the mobile node and an identified home agent, wherein an established security tunnel uses a single security association descriptor for one or more data paths;
- and
- registration unit capable of registering the mobile node with an identified home agent using an established security tunnel.
2 more elements
A mobile node comprising:
- processor for executing an instruction sequence;
- memory for storing an instructions sequence;
- mobile communications interface for communicating with a mobile network;
- instruction sequences stored in the memory including:
- home agent determination instruction sequence that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to identify a home agent for the mobile node;
- security tunneling instruction sequence that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to establish a security tunnel from the mobile node to an identified home agent where the security tunnel uses a single security association descriptor to secure a plurality of data paths;
- and registry instruction sequence that, when executed by the processor, minimally causes the processor to register the mobile node with an identified home agent using the established security tunnel.
4 more elements
A computer readable medium having imparted thereon instruction sequences for registering a mobile node with a home agent including:
- home agent determination instruction sequence that, when executed by a processor, minimally causes the processor to identify a home agent for the mobile node;
- security tunneling instruction sequence that, when executed by a processor, minimally causes the processor to establish a security tunnel from the mobile node to an identified home agent where the security tunnel uses a single security association descriptor to secure a plurality of data paths;
- and
- registry instruction sequence that, when executed by a processor, minimally causes the processor to register the mobile node with an identified home agent.
1 more element
A mobile node comprising:
- means for determining a home agent;
- means for establishing a single-security-association based security tunnel between the mobile node and a determined home agent;
- and means for registering the mobile node using an established security tunnel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.