Abstract: A terminal apparatus is provided that minimizes traffic congestion by reducing end-to-end delay and maximizes the bandwidth available in shared N-tree ALM nodes. In this terminal apparatus, an optimal stream path information table (204) stores N-tree session information for all nodes. A server forwarding table (202) stores bandwidth-fair ALM route information for all nodes in a specific N-tree session. An ALM forwarding table constructor (218) updates M-tree session information stored in an optimal stream path information table (204) using network metrics and heuristic rules stored in a heuristic rule database (206), executes ALM_N-tree algorithm using updated N-tree session information, and thereby generates bandwidth-fair ALM route information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique that, in a network-based local mobility management method, reduces the load of a network node for managing position information of a mobile terminal and achieves a high scalability with respect to the number of mobile terminals. According to the technique, a LMA (Local Mobility Anchor) (1000) assigns a primary network prefix to each of MAGs (Mobility Access Gateways) (1010, 1020) under the control of the LMA and registers, in a routing table, the correspondence relationship between the position information of each of the MAGs and the primary network prefix assigned to each of the MAGs. In addition, among MNs (MobileNodes) (1030, 1040) connected under the MAGs, for a MN that uses an address including a secondary network prefix, the LMA registers, in a binding cache, the correspondence relationship between the MN and the position information of an MAG to which the MN is connected.

Abstract: A technique disclosed enables a node having a plurality of interfaces to conduct connection of the plurality of interfaces simultaneously in a communication network domain. A mobile node having a plurality of interfaces connects one of the interfaces with a MAG (mobile access gateway) 11a to take part in a NetLMM domain 18 using a NetLMM protocol, and a LMA (local mobility anchor) 13 includes association information with the MAG 11a registered therein. When the mobile node connects another interface with another MAG 11b, the LMA receives a registration request for association information of this mobile node with the MAG 11b, and makes an inquiry to the already registered MAG 11a as to whether link with the mobile node is still valid or not. If the link is valid, the LMA keeps association information of the mobile node with both of the MAGs 11a and 11b.

Abstract: There is disclosed a technique which can detect a packet routing loop (in particular, a nesting loop formed by MRs (mobile routers). According to this technique, an MR 114 connected as a subordinate to an MR 110 transmits a BU (Binding Update) message, to which added is an ARO (Access Router Option) including an address of a router (MR 110) connected at present, to an HA (Home Agent) 140 to which it pertains. Moreover, an MR 112 is connected as a subordinate to the MR 114 and, when connected to the MR 112, the MR 110 transmits a BU message, to which added is an ARO including an address of the MR 112, to the HA 140. At this time, the MR 112 also transmits a BU message, to which added is an ARO including an address of the MR 114, to the HA 140. Thus, the HA 140 can detect a routing loop formed by connections 120, 122 and 124.

Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes a plurality of interfaces, each interface being capable of, when an associated access mechanism thereof is in an active state, obtaining a connection to a network using one of a home-address and a care-of-address. The home-address is assigned to the interface in advance, and the care-of-address is assigned to the interface while the interface is in a domain where the home-address is not available. An instructing section instructs a setup of a binding of a home-address of a first interface of the plurality of interfaces and one of a home-address and a care-of-address of a second interface. A setup section sets up the binding.

Abstract: When a mobile host or mobile router in nested mobile network is roaming in a domain with multiple mobility anchor points, if the mobile host or mobile router in the nested mobile network tree path chooses different mobility anchor points to derive its regional care-of address, routing sub-optimality may occur. To overcome such routing sub-optimality, this invention presents two main methods. The first method is where the mobile router detects that a downstream node in its tree path has derived a regional care-of address from another mobility anchor point, and will make appropriate on-demand duplicate registration at the other mobility anchorpoint. The second method is such that the mobile router informs its own mobility anchor point of other mobility anchor point addresses, so that the mobile router's mobility anchor point will pass the location entries of the mobile router to the other mobility anchor points.

Abstract: There is provided a technique for reducing the number of messages handled in a Return Routability (RR) procedure for performing authentication between a mobile node (MN) and a peer communication node (CN). According to the technique, an MN 1 pairs two or more care-of addresses assigned respectively to one or more interfaces, and sends a CN 3 one or more first messages including a second care-of address by setting a first care-of address in each pair of care-of addresses as a source address. The CN 3 receives the one or more first messages, generates signature tokens for the first and second care-of addresses, and sends one or more second messages including the generated signature tokens to the second care-of address of the MN 2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for switching a forwarding address of a packet destined for a mobile node in a local mobility domain when the mobile node has a plurality of interfaces so that the packet will be forwarded to the mobile node. According to the technique, an MN 101 receives network information 40 including a domain ID 402 from a network through two or more IFs 1010 and 1011. Based on the domain ID 402 in the network information received, when determining that the IFs 1010 and 1011 are attached to the same domain, the MN 101 decides to allocate the same address to the IFs 1010 and 1011, and requests MAGs 111 and 112 connected to the IFs 1010 and 1011, respectively, to bind the same address to each of link identifiers of the IFs 1010 and 1011. Based on the request, the MAGs 111 and 112 perform binding to forward, to the MN 101, packets destined to the same address of the MN 101.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new technique, according to which a mobile router can fulfill functions as a dynamic home agent, in a system where a plurality of mobile routers are in operation, under the management of a service provider belonging to the home agent. According to this technique, the home agent verifies the legitimacy of the mobile router when it receives a Query message and a binding update message requesting permission to fulfill functions as dynamic home agent. Then, after confirming that no other mobile router is currently present, which is fulfilling the functions as dynamic home agent in a set of a plurality of mobile routers, to which this mobile router belongs, it allows said mobile router to operate as the dynamic home agent.

Abstract: A carrier sense multiple access method capable of improving throughput in a wireless network is disclosed. This method is implemented in a wireless network—for example, a wireless LAN (100)—having an AP (110) that is equipped with a multi-beam antenna (111) that forms a directional beam and that is capable of SDMA, and a STA (120, 130, 140) that communicate with the AP (110). With this method, the AP (110) allots the STA (120 to 140) to a beam group defined by a coverage area of the directional beam, according to the location of the STA (120 to 140). Then, the allocated STA (120 to 140) is assigned a signature signal for group identification, the signature signal being unique to the group.

Abstract: In this present invention, when the HA is performing Bulk Registration for a Multimode Node, the HA will tagged those CoAs specified within the single BU as unverified. A verification mechanism implemented at the HA will be triggered to test the addressability of the unverified CoA before using the said unverified CoA. The method of verification involves the HA to send an acknowledgment message to an unverified CoA of the Multimode Node to test the said unverified CoA for its addressability. When the Multimode Node receives the acknowledgment message from the HA, the Multimode Node replies the HA with another single BU. Upon the receipt of the second single BU from the Multimode Node, the HA can then verify that the said unverified CoA of the Multimode Node.

Abstract: A system that allows indirect access of a network by TE, comprising TE device information; a personal network (PN) server; a master UE of a personal network; a TE of a personal network; and a UE B connected to a WAN which forwards data to and from TEs. Using the master UE the user sets configuration details which is the TE device information and stored at the PN Server. The TE device information contains data which is used to allow and control access of TE to the network, when the TE uses other UEs to access the network. When the TE tries to access the network through another UE B, the PN Server uses the TE device information to authenticate and control access of TE. UE B acts as a forwarding device in this sequence between TE and the PN server.

Abstract: A wireless communication system is provided for rapidly establishing the QoS resource on different communication networks. In this system, the NAP (104) evaluates a network resource used by the MT (106), and generates the QoS history information unit indicating the evaluation result. The AAA (140) authenticates the QoS history information unit generated by the NAP (104). The NAP (104) transmits the authenticated QoS history information unit to the MT (106). The MT (106) request for a resource establishment to the NAP (304) when switching the communicating party from the NAP (104) to the NAP (304), and transmits the QoS history information unit. The NAP (304) verifies the authenticity of the QoS history information unit to the AAA (140) when receiving the request for resource establishment from the MT (106) and allocates the network resource to the MT (106) based on the QoS history information unit.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed, according to which a mobile node, having a plurality of interfaces and performing communication according to flow information when an operator is performing communication based on the flow information as defined by a policy, can select an interface suitable for the flow and can perform communication. According to this technique, a mobile node (MN 10) having a plurality of interfaces has a list to indicate domain limited flows to be transmitted only within a specific network (a trusted network), and a list to indicate the trusted networks. When a certain interface performs handover, and in case there is a domain limited flow that uses the interface, it is decided whether the network of handover destination is a trusted network or not, and in case the network of the handover destination is not a trusted network, it is decided whether it is possible or not to transmit and receive the domain limited flow via another interface that is connected to the trusted network.

Abstract: A technique to optimize packet transfer in a network is disclosed. According to this technique, a mobile node (MN) 1000 having a plurality of interfaces transmits a filter rule where setting conditions are defined to each of MAG (motility access gateway) 1060 and MAG 1080 connected for the purpose of setting the packet received by each of the interfaces. MAG transfers the received filter rule to a local mobility anchor (LMA) 1010. After analyzing the filter rule, LMA specifies the network node where the filter rule should be reflected and updates the filter rule only to this specific network node. For instance, in case MN desires that a packet from CN 1090 is received via a path 1002, LMA manages that a packet destined to MN as transmitted from CN is to be transferred to MAG 1060 with respect to MAG 1020.

Abstract: A technology is disclosed with which a mobile terminal moving in a PMIP domain receives various types of prefixes and selects a type of an address to be configured, and route optimization is performed without adding a signaling load on the PMIP domain. According to the technique, when connecting with a home domain, a MN (310) requests a plurality of prefixes. When a MAG (320) makes an AAA server (340) authorize the MN and receives a notification instruction of the plurality of prefixes from the AAA server, the MAG 320 makes a notification of the plurality of prefixes with a RA message (364), for example. The MN configures a plurality of addresses (for example, a PMIP address including a PMIP domain prefix or a global address including an on-link prefix) from the plurality of prefixes received and notifies the MAG of the same. The MAG registers a plurality of bindings relating to the plurality of addresses with a LMA (330).

Abstract: An access control method for a plurality of data communications networks is disclosed that enables a plurality of local nodes (101) to communicate with each other even if the connection between an intermediate node (103) and a global server (105) is momentarily lost. In this method, when the connection to the global server (105) breaks down, the intermediate node (103) temporarily grants access to the local nodes (101) instead of the global server (105) in accordance with a predetermined policy, thus allowing operation of local networks to function normally until connection to the global network (104) is resumed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique to provide a QoS resource reservation method and the like, which will not generate a delay in establishing a QoS reservation and can avoid the waste of QoS resources. According to the technique, the method includes: a step of causing a mobile node 110 to send, toward a corresponding node 100, a first message to collect information for making a QoS resource reservation; and a step in which, when the mobile node detects a handover thereof during QoS resource reservation processing, the mobile node sends a second message to a path from the mobile node before the handover to the corresponding node to remove the QoS resource reservation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique of, in a network conducting network based local mobility management, suppressing generation of signaling and an increase of processing load on a network entity and preventing a delay. According to this technique, a mobile node (MN 130) receives specific information (a token) including an interface identifier and a binding identifier, for example, from a network side (MAG 120) when connecting therewith first. When the mobile node conducts a handover, the mobile node notifies a next connecting MAG 122 of the token. The MAG receiving the token can judge based on this token whether the connection by the mobile node is due to a handover changing a connection point for a certain interface or due to a new connection using a different interface without making an inquiry to other network nodes.

Abstract: The invention discloses a technique to efficiently realize a routing based on preference of a mobile terminal in case the mobile terminal is connected to a mobility management domain of network base different from a home network domain. According to this technique, a mobile terminal (mobile node; MN) 101 has two interfaces, and these interfaces are connected to a mobility management domain (local mobility domain) 11 under the condition that these interfaces are connected to MAG 111 and MAG 112 respectively. In case MN itself decides one of the interfaces to be used for a specific packet flow communication, a routing preference to instruct that the packet flow is to be sent on a routing via the interface is notified to MAG. When MAG notifies the routing preference to LMA (filtering agent) 110, filtering based on the routing preference is carried out.