Abstract:
The present invention relates to a location management system and a paging server in an Internet Protocol, IP, communication network that is adapted for wireless communication. The wireless IP network comprises multiple routers wherein at least one of the routers is an access router adapted for wireless communication with mobile nodes. The location management system is divided into at least one location area manager, and at least one regional location manager, the location area manager is a first signaling server and the regional location manager is a second signaling server, one of said location area manager and regional location manager comprises means for maintaining a list of mobile nodes located within at least one location area. The regional location manager comprises means for managing location information within a single location management region, and wherein the location area manager and regional location manager are connected to each other and adapted to exchange information. Furthermore, the paging server comprises means for obtaining location management information from the location management system and means for multicasting paging requests to the access routers wherein the access routers is determined by using said location management information.
Abstract:
Mobility between access domains in an Internet Protocol (IP) network can be supported by introducing a so-called Mobility Manager (MM) that maintains (Sl) a database of currently attached devices and their current access domain location. The mobility manager may then detect (S2), for a device registered in the database, a change of access domain from a first access domain to a second access domain by monitoring connection maintenance signaling related to the considered device. The mobility manager should at least obtain an indication of such a change of access domain. In response to a detected change of access domain, the mobility manager arranges (S3) for a reconfiguration of the network to forward traffic destined to an IP address of the device in the first access domain to a new location in the second access domain. In this way, the mobility manager allows the device to keep its IP address when moving between access domains.
Abstract:
There are provided a method, a network system, and a router capable of decreasing the chance of VRM or VLM changes so as to reduce signaling, and consequently contributing to better scalability. The method is applied to mobility management used in an IP-based network system, which contains a plurality of access routers (AR), location managers (LM) and routing managers (RM), through which a mobile node (MN) transmits and receives information. According to the method, a visited routing manager (VRM) where the MN is currently located monitors the MN, an AR currently communicating with the MN discriminates whether or not the MN is moving out of its connectivity range, and the VRM discriminates whether or not the MN is moving out of its control range. Then, the method switches mobility management over from the current AR to a new AR in accordance with the discrimination results, and switches mobility management over from the current VRM to a new VRM in accordance with the discrimination result.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system having a mobile host (1) which can attach to different access networks (3A, 3B) for carrying on an active communications session with a correspondent host (2). The mobile host (1) has an identifier (NAI) which is independent of the access network (3A, 3B) to which the mobile host (1) is attached, but is assigned a communications address(IP Address) for carrying on an active communications session with a correspondent host (2), which address changes for example depending on the access network (3A, 3B) to which the mobile host (1) is attached. The system has a database (UNS User Name Service) which registers the association of the mobile host identifier (NAI) and the current communications address (IP address) of the mobile host (1). The correspondent host (2) is informed of the identifier (NAI) of the mobile host (1) when an active communications session is first established between the mobile host (1) and the correspondent host (2), and the correspondent host (2) accesses the database (UNS) to determine the current communications address of the mobile host (1). In accordance with the present invention, the mobile host (1) is engaged in an active communications session: detects when the communications address (IP address) of the mobile host (1) changes, for example as a result of attachment of the mobile host (1) to a different access network (3A, 3B): and upon detection of such a change of the communications address (IP address), sends a message (HANDOVER MESSAGE) to the recorded correspondent host (2), the message containing the mobile host's (1) identifier (NAI). The correspondent host (2) then uses the identifier (NAI) to access the database (UNS) to obtain the changed communications address (IP address) of the mobile host (1). The invention also provides related methods and mobile hosts.
Abstract:
A switching node 3 for providing admission control in a network comprises a number of separate priority queues 6 for receiving packets having different priority levels. Priority levels 1 to n provide guaranteed delay services, priority levels n+1 to m provide guaranteed loss services, and priority level Pm+1 provides best effort service. Measuring means 51 to 5m continually measure the average bit rate entering each priority level buffer P1 to Pm, except the lowest Pm+1. When a request arrives with a kth priority level, the network capacities for priority levels l=k . . . Pm are calculated. For all choices of l, the measurements of traffic loads of levels l and higher are taken into account. These capacity requirements are necessary to guarantee the quality of service for all flows already admitted to the lower priority queues. These capacities are compared to the network capacity, and if there is sufficient capacity, the request is accepted. Otherwise, the request in rejected.
Abstract:
In a wireless communications network, communication between a source node and a destination node is initiated following detection of a free channel, using a request and acknowledgement exchange. If the exchange fails, a request retry is performed after a randomly determined time period. The request and acknowledgement may include channel preferences based on the capabilities of the source and destination nodes.
Abstract:
Sitzungssteuereinheit zur Verwendung in einem Kommunikationsnetz zum Bereitstellen eines drahtlosen Zugriffs auf das Internet für mobile Knoten, wobei das Kommunikationsnetz zumindest einen Zugriffs-Router für eine drahtlose Kommunikation mit den mobilen Knoten und zumindest einem Ankerpunkt zum Leiten von Datenpaketen zu und/oder von den mobilen Knoten über den zumindest einen Zugriffs-Router umfasst, wobei die Sitzungssteuereinheit umfasst: eine Zuordnungseinrichtung zum Zuordnen eines ersten Sitzungsidentifizierers zu einem ersten mobilen Knoten, der einen Zugriff auf das Kommunikationsnetz anfordert; eine Auswahleinrichtung zum Auswählen eines ersten Ankerpunkts, um Datenpakete zu und/oder von dem ersten mobilen Knoten zu leiten; eine Speichereinrichtung zum Speichern des ersten Sitzungsidentifizierers und einer Information, die den ersten Ankerpunkt identifiziert; und eine Kommunikationseinrichtung zum Kommunizieren des ersten Sitzungsidentifizierers und einer ersten IP-Adresse, die dem ersten Ankerpunkt zugeordnet ist, zu dem Zugriffs-Router, der mit dem ersten mobilen Knoten kommuniziert, wobei der erste Sitzungsidentifizierer unabhängig von dem ersten Ankerpunkt ist.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system having a mobile host ( 1 ) which can attach to different access networks ( 3 A, 3 B) for carrying on an active communications session with a correspondent host ( 2 ). The mobile host ( 1 ) has an identifier (NAI) which is independent of the access network ( 3 A, 3 B) to which the mobile host ( 1 ) is attached, but is assigned a communication address(IP Address) for carrying on an active communications session with a correspondent host ( 2 ), which address changes for example depending on the access network ( 3 A, 3 B) to which the mobile host ( 1 ) is attached. The system has a database (UNS User Name Service) which registers the association of the mobile host identifier (NAI) and the current communications address (IP address) of the mobile host ( 1 ). The correspondent host ( 2 ) is informed of the identifier (NAI) of the mobile host ( 1 ) when an active communications session is first established between the mobile host ( 1 ) and the correspondent host ( 2 ), and the correspondent host ( 2 ) accesses the database (UNS) to determine the current communications address of the mobile host ( 1 ). In accordance with the present invention, the mobile host ( 1 ) is engaged in an active communications session: detects when the communications address (IP address) of the mobile host ( 1 ) changes, for example as a result of attachment of the mobile host ( 1 ) to a different access network ( 3 A, 3 B): and upon detection of such a change of the communications address (IP address), sends a message (HANDOVER MESSAGE) to the recorded correspondent host ( 2 ), the message containing the mobile host's ( 1 ) identifier (NAI). The correspondent host ( 2 ) then uses the identifier (NAI) to access the database (UNS) to obtain the changed communications address (IP address) of the mobile host ( 1 ). The invention also provides related methods and mobile hosts.
Abstract:
A mobile host can attach to different access networks 3A,3B for communication with a correspondent host 2. The mobile host has an identifier (NAI - network address identifier) independent of the access networks, but is assigned an IP address for communication with the correspondent host which can change according to the access network used. The correspondent host is informed of the NAI when communication is first established and uses it to access a database 7 (UNS - user name service) to determine the current IP address of the mobile. The mobile host detects when its IP address changes during active communication (e.g. due to a change of access network) and sends a handover message containing its NAI to the correspondent host. The correspondent host then uses the NAI to access the database to obtain the new IP address of the mobile. The handover message may also contain the new IP address itself.