Method and apparatus to facilitate broadcast packet handling

A first network element determines that a given mobile node using mobile Internet Protocol should receive subsequent broadcast packets as may be sourced by a corresponding Home Agent. This first network element can then determine whether to support such subsequent broadcast packets using a first bro...

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Main Authors Alex, Arun C, Sudhir, Kunnath
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.02.2010
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Summary:A first network element determines that a given mobile node using mobile Internet Protocol should receive subsequent broadcast packets as may be sourced by a corresponding Home Agent. This first network element can then determine whether to support such subsequent broadcast packets using a first broadcast packet handling approach or a second broadcast packet handling approach.