METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE IP DYNAMIC HOME AGENT ALLOCATION

摘要

In accordance with one aspect of the invention, methods and apparatus for distributing a Mobile IP registration request to one of a plurality of Home Agents are disclosed. A registration request is received from a Foreign Agent to which the Mobile Node has roamed. One of the plurality of Home Agents is selected. The registration request is then forwarded to the selected one of the plurality of Home Agents. The source IP address of the registration request is an IP address of the Foreign Agent to which the Mobile Node has roamed, thereby enabling the selected one of the plurality of Home Agents to send a Mobile IP registration reply directly to the Foreign Agent without interception by the network device.