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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2003
Girish P. Chandranmenon, Edison, NJ (US);
Yui-wah Lee, Matawan, NJ (US);
Scott C. Miller, Monmouth, NJ (US);
Luca Salgarelli, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Salim Virani, Middlesex, NJ (US);
Girish P. Chandranmenon, Edison, NJ (US);
Yui-Wah Lee, Matawan, NJ (US);
Scott C. Miller, Monmouth, NJ (US);
Luca Salgarelli, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Salim Virani, Middlesex, NJ (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A mobile node comprises: a plurality of network interfaces, each with a respective device driver; a network layer; a multi-interface driver capable of communication with each network interface by way of the respective device driver for that network interface, the multi-interface driver handling communications from the network layer to any of the network interfaces; the multi-interface driver switching from a first one of the network interfaces to a second one of the network interfaces by changing the one of the plurality of network interfaces with which the multi-interface driver communicates, while hiding the switching from the network layer.