SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PACKET CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS, AND COMPONENT AND PACKET THEREFOR

摘要

There is provided a system comprising a first logical gateway (935) coupled to at least a first access network (910-1); a second logical gateway (925) coupled to at least a second access network (910-3); A source terminal (905) coupled to the first access network (910-1) and in communication with the first logical gateway (935); and a destination terminal coupled to the second access network and in communication with the second logical gateway, wherein the first and second gateways transfer data packets between the source terminal and the destination terminal, and wherein the first and second gateways are further to exchange state information for the source terminal and destination terminal in order to maintain universal connectivity between the source terminal and destination terminal.