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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2010
Kuntal Chowdhury, Andover, MA (US);
Robert Marks, New Lenox, IL (US);
Rajesh Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Andrew Gibbs, Andover, MA (US);
Kuntal Chowdhury, Andover, MA (US);
Robert Marks, New Lenox, IL (US);
Rajesh Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Andrew Gibbs, Andover, MA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing interconnection between network operation environments are disclosed in some embodiments. This can include providing interoperability between 3GPP and 3GPP2 standards environments. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving a request from a mobile device for service at a gateway, determining a mode of operation for the mobile device by inspecting an incoming message, wherein the mode of operation includes 3GPP and 3GPP2, establishing a connection using a proxy mobile internet protocol (PMIP), where the type of connection established is dependent on the mode of operation, providing an IP address to a mobile device based on the mode of operation and the parameters associated with the mode of operation, and communicating with an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server operating in accordance with the mode of operation.