| 摘要 |
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes communicating an access request to an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) element. The access request is configured to include an attribute that indicates that a network element can support a particular home agent assignment from amongst a plurality of home agents. The method also includes receiving a response that includes an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a home agent loadbalancer, the response including a key that establishes a secure connection between the network element and the home agent loadbalancer. In other embodiments, the method includes communicating with a foreign agent in order to authenticate user equipment associated with the access request. In addition, the access request can be initiated by user equipment configured to establish a network communication session via the particular home agent. |
