IP Library Patent Application 12515209
Patent Application
App. No. 12/515,209

TUNNELING METHOD OF MOBILE TERMINAL FOR SUPPORTING IP MOBILITY

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App. No.
12/515,209
Abstract

A tunneling method for a mobile terminal is provided. In the tunneling method, a first device driver connected to a visit network senses a packet tunneled to an interface connected to the visit network, and the first device driver decapsulates a packet without transmitting the packet to a first IP end that is an upper layer of the first device driver and transmits the decapsulated packet to a second driver. Then, the second driver transmits a packet to a second IP end that is an upper layer of the second driver.

Claims (12)

1 . A tunneling method for a mobile terminal, comprising:

at a first device driver connected to a visit network, sensing a packet tunneled to an interface connected to the visit network;

at the first device driver, decapsulating a packet without transmitting the packet to a first IP end that is an upper layer of the first device driver and transmitting the decapsulated packet to a second driver; and

at the second driver, transmitting a packet to a second IP end that is an upper layer of the second driver.

2 . The tunneling method of claim 1 , wherein in the decapsulating of the packet, a header is removed if the packet is an IP-in-IP type packet.

3 . The tunneling method of claim 1 , wherein in the decapsulating of the packet, the packet is decoded through security association if the packet is an IP security protocol type packet.

4 . A tunneling method for a mobile terminal comprising:

at a second device driver with a home address is mapped, receiving an IP packet using a home address;

at the second device driver, transferring the received packet to a first device driver mapped to a current tunneling end point; and

at the first driver, encapsulating the received packet and transmitting the encapsulated packet to an interface that is a lower layer of the first driver.

5 . The tunneling method of claim 4 , wherein in the encapsulating of the received packet, a header is added if the packet is an IP-in-IP type.

6 . The tunneling method of claim 4 , wherein in the encapsulating of the received packet, a packet is encoded through security association if a packet is an IP security protocol type.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jul 20, 2009
From: KTFREETEL CO., LTD.
To: KT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 022976/0032 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 15, 2009
From: CHEON, KYUNG-YUL; KWON, HYEYEON; PARK, AE-SOON
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE; KTFREETEL CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022692/0548 →