Fast duplicate address detection entity for managing information for fast duplicate address detection in distribution system and fast duplicate address detection method using the same

1. A fast Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) Entity that can be implemented either as part of the access router or within the distribution system that includes multiple Access Points and multiple mobile nodes associated therewith, comprising:

a memory unit for storing an address table recording information including IP addresses of the multiple mobile nodes;

an interface unit for receiving Neighbor Solicitation messages that includes the IP address of the mobile node newly associated with the distribution system;

a record unit for extracting the IP address of the mobile node from the Neighbor Solicitation messages, and records the IP address in the address table;

a search unit for searching the IP addresses of the multiple mobile nodes stored in the address table;

a decision unit for comparing the IP address of the new mobile node with the IP addresses of the multiple mobile nodes already configured on the sub-network, and decides whether there exists a same IP address; and

a control unit for generating a response message notifying that the IP address of the new mobile node is unique on this sub-network and can be used as new Care-of Address (CoA), and sending this response message to the new mobile node through the interface unit, if there does not exist the same IP address as a result of the decision of the decision unit.

2. The fast DAD Entity as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the information recorded in the address table includes the IP addresses, MAC addresses of the multiple mobile nodes and Basic Service Set Identifiers (BSSIDs) of the Access Points to which the multiple mobile nodes are associated.

3. The fast DAD Entity as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the record unit does not record the IP address if the address table has the IP address of the new mobile node, previously recorded.

4. An optimized Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) method using the fast DAD Entity for managing a distribution system including multiple Access Points and multiple mobile nodes associated therewith, comprising:

receiving Neighbor Solicitation messages that includes IP address of the mobile node newly associated with the distribution system;

extracting the IP address of the new mobile node from the Neighbor Solicitation messages, and recording the IP address in an address table, wherein the fast DAD Entity maintains the address table recording information including IP addresses of the multiple mobile nodes;

searching the IP addresses of the multiple mobile nodes recorded in the address table;

comparing the IP address of the new mobile node with the IP addresses of the multiple mobile nodes already configured on the sub-network and deciding whether there exists a same IP address; and

generating a response message notifying that the IP address of the new mobile node is confirmed as unique and can be used as new Care-of Address (CoA), and sending the response message to the first mobile node, if the same IP address does not exist as a result of the decision.

5. The DAD method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the information recorded in the address table includes the IP addresses, MAC addresses of the multiple mobile nodes and Basic Service Set Identifiers (BSSIDs) of the Access Points to which the multiple mobile nodes are associated.

6. The DAD method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the recording step does not record the IP address if the address table has the IP address of the new mobile node, previously recorded.