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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2001
Cheng-lee Nee, San Jose, CA (US);
Gopal K. Dommety, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hancang Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sudhakar R. Padala, San Jose, CA (US);
Qingming MA, Cupertino, CA (US);
Perng-hwa A. Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cheng-Lee Nee, San Jose, CA (US);
Gopal K. Dommety, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Hancang Wang, San Jose, CA (US);
Sudhakar R. Padala, San Jose, CA (US);
Qingming Ma, Cupertino, CA (US);
Perng-Hwa A. Wu, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A data communication systemis provided that allow for the efficient management of data communication sessions requested from a plurality of packet data servicing nodes () which are organized in a cluster, each member of the clustermanages a cluster session table which contains data identifying mobile unitsand packet data servicing nodes () which are servicing data sessions with the mobile unit. As a mobile unitmoves from one portion of the systemto another, a network element such as a base station controllerwill request a data session from a packet data servicing node, the packet data servicing nodeis then able to access the cluster session table to determine if the data session is already being served by another member of the cluster. If the data session is already in existence, the base station controllerwill be directed to request a data session from the packet data servicing nodewhich is already servicing that session. In this manner, the hand off of data communication sessions between packet data servicing nodes is reduced or eliminated.