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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2007
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
Manish Mangal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Arun Santharam, Olathe, KS (US);
Brent Hirschman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Serge M. Manning, Overland Park, KS (US);
Jeremy R. Breau, Kansas City, MO (US);
Manish Mangal, Overland Park, KS (US);
Arun Santharam, Olathe, KS (US);
Brent Hirschman, Overland Park, KS (US);
Serge M. Manning, Overland Park, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A system and a method for enabling network communications between mobile client devices and home networks without regard to the access technology employed by the mobile client device. A system is provided that includes a plurality of mobile nodes configured to communicate over a network using different access technologies. Some of the mobile nodes, for example, may communicate using CDMA. Others may communicate using WiMAX. Still others may use other access technologies. The system also includes a foreign agent. The foreign agent is configured to provide foreign agent services to mobile nodes using different access technologies.