Abstract: Disclosed is a technique to, when a mobile node including a plurality of interfaces roams in a home domain, reduce signaling to create a client-based binding cache in a home agent and manages the same. When a MN (10) refers to a home MIPv6 prefix (P1) via an interface (If1) to find attachment to a home MIPv6 domain, the MN (10) predicts a high probability that another WLAN interface (If2) of the MN (10) connects with the same home MIPv6 domain (100) and an LMA/HA (40) and transmits a CMIPv6 cache creation•maintenance/management request message (308) to the LMA/HA (40). Receiving the request message (308), the LMA/HA (40) creates a CMIPv6 cache relating to the PMIPv6 cache of the WLAN interface (If2) and maintains/manages the CMIPv6 cache without being refreshed by the MN (10).

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: 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 technology is disclosed for providing a connection status notifying method and the like that can infer that a new connection will become usable shortly based on a predetermined action, and give notification thereof. The technology includes a step at which a mobile node 1000 receives information stating that connection will be broken from a base station that is a current connection destination, a step at which the mobile node starts a predetermined process with a base station that is a new connection destination, and a step at which the mobile node generates a predetermined notification message and transmits the generated predetermined notification message when the predetermined process is judged to be completed, the predetermined notification message being used to give notification to a predetermined component part within the mobile node or to another communication node that a connected state is established with the base station of the new connection destination at an early stage.

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: 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: To overcome the routing sub-optimality problem arising in the heterogeneous protocol scenario where end-to-end route optimization protocol such as the Access Router Option protocol and Hierarchical Mobility Management protocol are implemented in the mobile hosts and mobile routers, this invention presents three methods. The first method is such that when visiting mobile node or mobile router wants to perform access router option based route optimization with some node, it will use its local care-of address as its care-of address. The second method is such that when visiting mobile node or mobile router decides to use hierarchical mobility management with some node, it will use regional care-of address as its care-of address. The third method is such that when there is legacy mobility anchor point in architecture, mobile router does not send the mobility anchor point option in its router advertisement.

Abstract: In a future scenario where end to end route optimization protocol such as the Access Router Option protocol and Hierarchical Mobility Management protocol are implemented in the visiting mobile nodes, mobile routers and the mobility anchor points, routing sub-optimality may occur when visiting mobile node that is nested is trying to communicate with the correspondent node. To overcome such routing sub-optimality arising in this heterogeneous protocol scenario, this invention presents a primary mechanism where the registration at the mobility anchor point is such that the local care-of address associated with visiting mobile node and local care-of addresses associated with upstream mobile routers of the visiting mobile node can be obtained using a single access router option protocol type of recursive tracing mechanism. Such tracing is achieved by embedding a different type of address in the access router option based binding registration at the mobility anchor point.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique to prevent the registration of false information that a mobile router is managing prefix information that is not actually managed. According to the technique, when a mobile network prefix is registered from an MR (mobile router 20) to a CN 30 (correspondent node), an HA (home agent) 10, for example, intervenes in signaling related to the registration to prevent the registration of false prefix information. For example, in process 150, the MR notifies the prefix information and the HA detects a test message 120 sent from the CN to the MR to check whether the prefix information used for the destination address is valid. If the prefix information is invalid, the packet is discarded.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for achieving fast and efficient location management signaling between a mobile node, which is nested in a mobile network for possibly long periods of time, and a plurality of correspondent nodes and home agents associated with the said mobile node. More particularly, the present invention relates to attaining fast and efficient location management signaling by means of secure delegation of signaling rights to some trusted signaling proxy server in the fixed domain, which does the location management signaling for the mobile node as a signaling proxy for the mobile node. This signaling proxy server discovered is such that it is in the natural path of the care-of test packets and also be able to send the care-of test init packets using MN's care-of address overcoming ingress filtering.

Abstract: A technology is disclosed for actualizing route optimization on a network base, even when privacy-sensitive information, such as a position of a mobile node, is not revealed between two different networks. In the technology, a pHA 124 functions as a proxy home agent of a MN 130. When the pHA 124 receives a packet transmitted from the MN 130 (such as a packet destined for a MN 230), the pHA 124 transmits a query message inquiring about a current position to a home network 200 of the MN 230. In response to the query, a HA 220 gives notification of an address of a proxy home agent (pHA 224) in an overlay network to which the MN 230 is subscribing that is present nearest to the pHA 124. As a result, the pHA 124 sends the packet destined for the MN 230 to the pHA 224, and the packet is transmitted via the overlay network to which the MN 230 is subscribing.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed, by which generation of redundant signaling caused by processing to establish route optimization can be suppressed. According to this technique, an overlay network is formed on a network, and an overlay network service of home agent is provided by a pHA (proxy home agent) 124. An MR (mobile router) 130 and a VMN (visiting mobile node) 140 connected to the mobile network are both subscribed in the overlay network service. In this case, when MR is going to perform optimization processing of a route to a home agent of VMN, pHA transmits change-HA messages 216 and 218 to notify VMN to change the home agent to the home agent of MR. When VMN changes the home agent to the home agent of MR, MR recognizes that processing of route optimization to the home agent of VMN is not needed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to prevent the generation of a large number of binding update messages in an overlay network when a mobile node changes connection points. According to this technique, in a communication system where a home agent HA 1210 for holding BCE (Binding Cache Entry) of a mobile node MN 1220 and a plurality of proxy home agents pHA 1212, pHA 1214 and pHA 1216 each capable to operate as a proxy of HA 1210 are overlaid on a global communication network 1200, and BCE of MN 1220 held by HA 1210 is delegated to pHA 1214 where MN 1220 is connected. Further, when MN 1220 is re-connected to pHA 1216 of move destination different from pHA 114 of move source, BCE of MN 1220 delegated to pHA 1214 of move source is re-delegated to pHA 1216 of move destination.

Abstract: The present invention provides a technique to optimize communication route when two end nodes separated away from own home perform data communication with each other. According to this technique, a communication node (the initiator node 174) adds a predetermined destination option including own home address to a header of a packet to be transmitted to a correspondent node (LFN 151) under control of MR 141. HA 121 of MR copies a predetermined destination option and inserts it into a tunnel packet header when this packet is tunneled to MR. When the packet is transferred to the communication node under control, MR checks, by using the server, whether the predetermined destination option is inserted into the tunnel packet header or not. If it is inserted into the packet, a route optimization processing is started with the transmitter of the packet including the predetermined destination option with home address.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed to decrease unnecessary routing during communication between a mobile node and a correspondent node in case a home agent of the mobile node is a mobile home agent. According to this technique, HA 112 positioned in a home network 102 and HA 114 of MN 130 are included. In a communication system, where HA 114 is a mobile home agent, and a mobile network 104 of HA 114 is hierarchized under the home network 102, HA 114, which is a home agent, discovers HA 112 positioned in the home network 102 when it is detected that it is away from the home network 102 and delegates binding cache entry of MN 130 under its own management to HA 112 so that HA 112 acts as a home agent for MN 130.

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.