Method for providing home agent geographic redundancy

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8437305
APP PUB NO 20070116019A1
SERIAL NO

11286049

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Methods and systems for providing redundancy in servicing packet data communications within wireless mobile data networks are disclosed. More particularly, the method and system for provide a redundant Home Agent with the ability to assume the role of the primary Home Agent in the event of a primary Home Agent network, software, or other failure. The redundancy allows Home Agent services to remain functional in the case of a failure of one of the Home Agents in the redundant group, which may be composed of one or more Home Agents. The Home Agents can be located in geographically separate areas to ensure that a network outage event in one geographic area does not cause subscriber services to be impacted.

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CELLCO PARTNERSHIPONE VERIZON WAY BASKING RIDGE NJ 07920

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cheever, Greg Hampstead, US 4 386
Drumheller, Clarence Easton, US 1 52
Puthiyandyil, Sanil Kumar Nashua, US 36 2495
Ramankutty, Rajesh Nashua, US 44 3118
Vasamsetti, Satya (Satish) Danville, US 1 5

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