Mobility enabling access point architecture for wireless attachment to source routing networks

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5490139
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08314554

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A method of routing packets through a fixed source routing communications network from and to mobile units. With this invention an initial access point is determined when a communications session is established to or from a mobile unit through the network. Location information is updated each time the mobile unit moves out of the range of one access point and into the range of another access point of the network. When packets for the session are to be transmitted to the mobile unit from the wired network, the packets are forwarded from the initial access point to a current access point, which by definition is in the range of the mobile unit. When packets for the session are to be transmitted from the mobile unit and to the wired network, the access point intercepts these packets and routes them to their destination and/or initiates route discovery to those destinations. When packets are to be transmitted between mobiles at different access points. The packets are sent between the current access points and not through the home access points.

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IBM CORPORATION1101 KITCHAWAN ROAD OFFICE 36-238C YORKTOWN HEIGHTS NY 10598

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baker, Murray C Toronto, CA 7 652
Bhattacharya, Partha P Briarcliff Manor, NY 3 495
Chen, Jeane S-C Ossining, NY 1 208
Cheung, Roger Y M Scarborough, CA 6 941
Krishna, Arvind Briarcliff Manor, NY 17 1879
Naghshineh, Mahmoud Fishkill, NY 23 1585
Reissner, Peter E Mississauga, CA 6 900

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