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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2005
Applicant:
Venkateshwara Sastry, Akkithimanahalli, IN;
Inventor:
Venkateshwara Sastry, Akkithimanahalli, IN;
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 (2006.01); H04Q 7/20 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for selecting an optimal home agent in a mobile IP network, are provided. The method enables selection of a topologically optimal home agent for establishing an efficient communication link. The method includes retrieving a set of home agents that are available for selection, and identifying a home agent from amongst the set of home agents. A home agent is selected based on one or more pre-defined parameters such as number of hops and time delay.