Apparatus, method and program product for seamless WiFi network transitions

摘要

An apparatus, a method and a computer program product for seamless transition between WiFi networks (including in particular WiFi Internet networks) includes within a mobile communication apparatus a mobility layer that is tunneled to a mobility server within a network infrastructure. The mobile communications apparatus includes a wireless network capability, a global positioning system capability, an internal network protocol address and a routing capability. The apparatus, the method and the computer program product also provide that the mobility layer is programmed to sequentially and automatically tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus. Embodiments also provide seamless transitions between WiFi networks and cellular networks.

主权项

1. A communications method comprising:
providing a communications system comprising:
a wireless network capable and global positioning system capable mobile communication apparatus connected to a network at a first WiFi network access location and including a mobility layer having an internal network protocol address and a routing capability; anda mobility server connected to the network and tunneled to the mobility layer at the first WiFi network access location, the mobility layer programmed to tunnel to the mobility server at an available geographically defined second WiFi network access location predicated upon a global positioning system determined position of the mobile communication apparatus; transiting the mobile communication apparatus to the second WiFi network access location while the mobility layer simultaneously tunnels to the mobility server at the second WiFi network access location.