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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Peter J. McCann, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Kaippallimalil Matthew John, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 40/02 (2009.01); H04W 80/04 (2009.01); H04L 12/715 (2013.01); H04L 12/721 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 40/02 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 80/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/04 (2013.01); H04L 45/12 (2013.01); H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01); H04L 61/6068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing prefixes of a mobile node (MN) includes receiving a servable prefix and a cost associated with the servable prefix from a first router serving the MN, wherein the servable prefix is one of a plurality of prefixes assigned to the MN that is servable by the first router, deciding whether to release the servable prefix through the first router in accordance with the cost associated with the servable prefix, and releasing the servable prefix when the MN has decided to release the servable prefix.