Distributed mobile agent

Details Distributed mobile agent Distributed mobile agent

2004-04-16

2010-11-23

Kincaid, Lester (Department: 2617)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

C455S445000, C370S329000, C370S351000, C370S392000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07839825

ABSTRACT:
A system for forwarding data packets towards a mobile node roaming in a foreign packet-switched data network, the data packets having been addressed to a home address of the mobile node, the mobile node being provided with a care of address for use in the foreign network, the system comprising: a mobile agent control entity arranged to receive a message indicating a binding between the home address and the care of address of the mobile node, and, in response to said message, to send a control message to control the operation of a mobile agent traffic bearer entity: and a mobile agent traffic bearer entity arranged to receive the control message from the mobile agent control entity and, in response, to provide a resource for forwarding the data packets towards the mobile node at the care of address.

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