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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
Ray R. Doerr, Gardner, KS (US);
John E. Belser, Olathe, KS (US);
Gary Rieschick, East Louisburg, KS (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
Ray R. Doerr, Gardner, KS (US);
John E. Belser, Olathe, KS (US);
Gary Rieschick, East Louisburg, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided to select address providers that provide mobile internet protocol devices with addresses for communication. An embodiment of the method includes obtaining an address request having a dynamic indicator and a failover counter. Upon obtaining an address request with the dynamic indicator and the failover counter, associating the failover counter with one or more address providers based on the failover counter. The address request is then communicated to one of the address providers associated with the failover provider.