MOBILE HANDOVER UTILIZING MULTICAST IN A MULTI-PROTOCOL LABEL SWITCHING (MPLS)-BASED NETWORK

摘要

Methods and devices are disclosed for communicating in a wireless network using multi-protocol label switching (MPLS). A network service node is configured to send identical packets substantially simultaneously to each of a serving network access station and one or more target network access stations via two or more respective MPLS tunnels in response to a handoff trigger message. Additional embodiments and variations are also disclosed.