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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2005
Nadarajah Asokan, Espoo, FI;
Jonne L. Soininen, Helsinki, FI;
Jaakko Rajaniemi, Helsinki, FI;
Lassi Hippeläinen, Helsinki, FI;
Tuija Hurtta, Espoo, FI;
Nadarajah Asokan, Espoo, FI;
Jonne L. Soininen, Helsinki, FI;
Jaakko Rajaniemi, Helsinki, FI;
Lassi Hippeläinen, Helsinki, FI;
Tuija Hurtta, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
In a GPRS system, a method of a mobile station acquiring an IP network address. The method comprises the steps of: the mobile station generating a link identifier and sending it to a gateway over a wireless link in a network address request together with a request to check if the link identifier is unique; the gateway receiving the network address request and checking if the link identifier is unique; the gateway responding with a network address request response including either the sending a unique link identifier confirmed as being unique or a different unique link identifier; the gateway sending a network prefix to the mobile station; the mobile station combining the interface identifier and the network prefix to generate the IP network address.