Method of Controlling Routing of Packets to a Mobile Node in a Telecommunications Network

Abstract

Routing of packets to a mobile node in a packet switching network is controlled. Routing the packets comprises generating first routing protocol data for a network address used by a mobile node of the network, the first routing protocol data specifying a characteristic of a first route passing through a first access node of the network, the first access node serving the mobile node via a communications link, and in response to the mobile node receiving service from a second access node, generating second routing protocol data for the network address, by a routing defining process involving transmitting directed routing update messages to a limited number of the packet switching nodes. The second routing protocol data specifies a characteristic of a second route passing through the second access node such that the first and second routing protocol data are held in different sets of packet switching nodes.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Description

PTO

Inventor(s)

M. Scott Corson, Alan O'Neill

Date Issued

08/01/2006

Patent No.

7,085,241