Enabling simultaneous use of home network and foreign network by a multihomed mobile node

A user equipment capable of simultaneously using a home link and a foreign link, the user equipment comprising:

• a plurality of interfaces;
• and
• a communication unit configured to attach to the home link through one of the plurality of interfaces and to attach to the foreign link through at least another one of the plurality of interfaces,
• wherein the communication unit is configured to send a binding update message to a home agent of the user equipment when the user equipment is connected to both the home link and the foreign link, the binding update message containing a home address of the user equipment in the home link within a care-of address field of the binding update message and the binding update message registering a binding between the user equipment's home address and the care-of-address indicated in the binding update message, the indicated care-of address being the home address of the user equipment, and
• the communication unit is further configured to simultaneously use the home link and the foreign link via the plurality of interfaces.