Method and apparatus for alerting mobile nodes of desirable access characteristics

• Main Authors: TROSSEN DIRK, KRISHNAMURTHI GOVIND, CHASKAR HEMANT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.09.2003
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

This invention provides a messaging interface between a Mobile Node (MN) and an Access Router (AR) that enables the registration of MN preferences with a current AR (AR_current) and, when appropriate, the notification of the MN of the discovery of an AR in the proximity of AR_current that matches MN...