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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Feng Huang, Hemdon, VA (US);
Lei Zhu, Overland Park, KS (US);
David S. Mcginniss, Aurora, IL (US);
Hung Viet Bui, Chantilly, VA (US);
Feng Huang, Hemdon, VA (US);
Lei Zhu, Overland Park, KS (US);
David S. McGinniss, Aurora, IL (US);
Hung Viet Bui, Chantilly, VA (US);
Clear Wireless LLC, Kirkland, WA (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, methods and systems are provided for acquiring a mobile internet protocol address in a communication network. In an embodiment, an authentication node sends a mobile network internet node notification message to a mobile network internet node where the mobile network internet node notification message comprises an authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier. A mobile internet protocol request message is sent from a gateway node to the mobile network internet node. A mobile internet protocol access request message is sent from the mobile network internet node to the authentication node utilizing the authentication node identifier associated with a user identifier. A mobile internet protocol access accept message is received at the mobile network internet node transferred from the authentication node where the mobile internet protocol access accept message comprises a mobile network internet node key. The mobile internet protocol address is assigned at the mobile network internet node to a mobile station associated with the user identifier.