WO2009153943A1 - バインディングキャッシュ生成方法、バインディングキャッシュ生成システム、ホームエージェント及びモバイルノード - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a binding cache generation method and a binding cache generation system when a mobile node having a plurality of interfaces roams in a home domain.
- the present invention also relates to a home agent and a mobile node in the binding cache generation system.
- Non-Patent Document 1 MIPv6 (Mobility Support in IPv6) as shown in Non-Patent Document 1 below.
- the mobility support in Non-Patent Document 1 is realized by introducing an entity called a home agent (HA) into the home network of the mobile node (MN).
- the MN registers the care-of address (CoA) acquired by the external link with the HA using a message called a binding update (BU) message.
- the HA can generate a binding (location information) between the home address (HoA), which is the address acquired from the home link, and the CoA of the MN by the BU message.
- HoA home address
- HoA home address
- the HA intercepts the message addressed to the HoA of the MN by binding, encapsulates it in a packet addressed to the CoA of the MN, and transfers it.
- This packet encapsulation is a process for setting a received packet in the payload of a new packet, and is known as packet tunneling.
- MIPv6 One of the problems in MIPv6 is that the MN updates one or more HAs and communication partners (Correspondent Node: CN) each time the network attachment changes or when the binding validity period expires. There is a need. This update increases the signaling load emitted by the fast moving MN to the wireless network. Further, the handoff establishment time (assuming that route optimization is used) with the CN every time the network connection (attachment) is changed is an RR (Return Routability) message every time the network connection (attachment) is changed. Since it is necessary to send and receive BU messages, a lot of time is required. For this reason, since a considerable time is required for establishing a handoff during a session related to a flow or a connection, jitter and packet loss occur.
- RR Return Routability
- Such jitter is undesirable for real-time applications such as VoIP (Voice over IP) and multimedia and video streaming.
- packet loss is undesirable for flows that transmit important text and data information. Packet loss further reduces TCP throughput when TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is used to transfer important data and applications.
- TCP Transmission Control Protocol
- Network-based local mobility management refers to managing the mobility of a MN located in a geographically local network segment by a network entity rather than the MN itself.
- the MN needs to refer to the same prefix everywhere in the local domain.
- the above prefix must be obtained from a router located at a higher level in the routing hierarchy.
- the router is preferably located in the default routing path of all MNs in the local domain so that the benefits of local mobility management can be obtained.
- the above-mentioned router must have the above-mentioned prefix route and reachability information for the above-mentioned prefix, that is, routing information (prefix-based route). As a result, this prefix-based route must be generated by the network entity.
- PMIPv6 Proxy Mobile Internet Protocol 6
- the PMIPv6 protocol is primarily designed to provide mobility management services in the local part of the network for regular IPv6 hosts that do not have a CMIPv6 (Client Mobile IPv6) stack. Nevertheless, PMIPv6 is also useful for nodes with a CMIPv6 stack. To explain why, the MN with CMIPv6 stack is located in the external PMIPv6 domain and is routed at the same prefix (external local mobility anchor (LMA) / HA via an interface in that local domain).
- LMA local mobility anchor
- MN does not need to perform any global registration when referencing external PMIPv6 local prefixes.
- MN having the above CMIPv6 stack roams into the home domain, it continues to refer to its home network prefix and participates in location registration even though the geographical location has changed. There is no need to do.
- Non-Patent Document 2 The outline of PMIPv6 disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 will be described below.
- the MN provides its network access identifier (NAI) while associating with a mobile access gateway (MAG).
- NAI network access identifier
- the MAG is a router to which the MN is directly attached, and a router (proxy) that performs local registration as a proxy of the MN with respect to a local mobility anchor (LMA) under the control of the MN. Node).
- the NAI is transferred to an AAA (Authentication, “Authorization” and “Accounting”) server for the purpose of connection authentication.
- AAA Authentication, “Authorization” and “Accounting”
- the AAA server qualifies (Authorize) the network connection (Authorization) of the MN
- the AAA server sends back a response to notify the MAG that the connection authentication (Authentication) has succeeded.
- the AAA server further provides the LMA address and some MN profiles such as address configuration mode or special policies that the MN needs to have in roaming in the local domain.
- the MAG When the MAG acquires the above MN parameters, the MAG transmits a proxy BU (PBU) message to the LMA.
- PBU proxy binding confirmation
- the MAG emulates the home link and the local home link after obtaining a prefix related to the interface to which the MN is attached from a proxy binding confirmation (PBA) message that is a response to the PBU message.
- PBA proxy binding confirmation
- the PBU message executed by the MAG as described above, that is, local registration, is the same as the MIPv6 BU message except for only a flag indicating that this message is a PBU message.
- the reachability state of the MN is generated in the LMA.
- the LMA has a reachability state for the MN prefix acquired in the PMIPv6 domain, and the address reachable to this MN prefix is the address of the MAG.
- the MN configures an address using the prefix received in the PMIPv6 domain using a stateful or stateless address configuration mode. Since each MN gets a unique prefix, a prefix-based cache in the LMA will reach the MN well. Each data packet that arrives at the LMA is tunneled to the MAG connected to the MN, and each data packet that arrives from the MN to the MAG is tunneled to the LMA.
- the MAG's neighbor cache table binds the PMIPv6 local address of the MN and the link layer address used to transmit the packet to the MN.
- the PMIPv6 protocol disclosed in Non-Patent Document 2 is designed to support a MN that has a plurality of interfaces and all the interfaces attach simultaneously. Basically, each interface is assigned a unique prefix, and the PMIPv6 protocol ensures that each interface references the same prefix while roaming in the PMIPv6 domain. Thus, for MNs with multiple interfaces, multiple bindings of PMIPv6 are maintained in the LMA, and each binding is maintained as an individual mobility session identified by a unique prefix.
- Non-Patent Document 4 describes how to provide a multihoming support function in HA when a MN having an MIPv6 function roams in an external domain.
- the multihoming support function in Non-Patent Document 4 is a mechanism that allows packets to arrive via individual care-of addresses (CoA) associated with one or more interfaces of the MN so that the benefits of multihoming can be obtained.
- CoA individual care-of addresses
- the HA serving as the geographical anchor point for the MN's home prefix needs to have binding information for the MN's CoA. This binding information is a mapping between the home address (HoA) and individual CoAs associated with one or more interfaces of the MN.
- Non-Patent Document 4 describes the use of a binding identifier (BID) to maintain a plurality of bindings individually and simultaneously.
- This BID uniquely identifies each interface, that is, the CoA of each interface.
- the BID is generated by the roaming MN and transferred to the HA at the time of binding registration.
- the HA can use the BID to maintain a registration that allows packets destined for one HoA to reach individual CoAs.
- 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) is a wireless local area network (WLAN), cellular network or third generation (3G) cellular network, 3.9 generation, 4th generation, etc. He is working on a global heterogeneous network connectivity structure with various types of radio access networks such as wide area networks (WAN).
- Global heterogeneous network connectivity structure enables seamless mobility and supports heterogeneous application services such as real-time video, VoIP (Voice over IP), information, critical data, etc. with high quality of service Useful for.
- Non-Patent Document 3 below discloses that PMIPv6 will be adopted as a local mobility management (LMM) protocol in the 3GPP local domain.
- LMM local mobility management
- the 3GPP local domain may be composed of a 3G cellular network and a trusted or untrusted WLAN access network or WiMAX access network.
- a MN having multiple disparate interfaces will need to roam the 3GPP local domain and simultaneously attach via various types of interfaces to achieve multihoming.
- Other conventional techniques include those disclosed in Non-Patent Documents 5, 6, and 7 and Patent Documents 1 to 10 below.
- communication between the plurality of interfaces of the MN 200 and the CN 214 is performed by first using an LMA / HA / home PDN (Packet Data Network) gateway 203 and a MAG / 3G serving gateway of the home PMIPv6 network 204 that is a 3GPP network. (S-GW) 201 (and the Internet 205).
- LMA / HA / home PDN Packet Data Network
- S-GW Serving Mobility Management Entity
- the access router (AR) 207 of the network 206 communication between the interfaces of the MN 200 and the CN 214 is performed by the LMA / HA / home of the home PMIPv6 network 204. This is performed via the PDN gateway 203 and the MAG / ePDG (evolved Packet Data Gateway) 202 (and the Internet 205).
- the network that the MN 200 newly connects is an unreliable access network (Untrusted Access Network), for example, the WLAN 206.
- the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 in the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203, PMIPv6 registration and CMIPv6 registration of the MN 200 occur. Focusing on the basic operation assumed in the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203, first, by assigning different prefixes to a plurality of interfaces of the MN 200, the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 allows each interface of the MN 200 to And maintain individual PMIPv6 caches (first entry E1 and second entry E2 of the binding cache 213) with different prefixes associated with each.
- CMIPv6 cache when different HoAs are assigned to the interfaces of the MN 200, the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 manages them separately as CMIPv6 caches related to the respective HoAs, or Non-Patent Document 4
- the BID is used to distinguish each interface associated with one CMIPv6 cache.
- the third entry E3 of the binding cache 213 shown in FIG. 14 configures the CMIPv6 cache with the address generated from P1 as HoA and the address generated from P2 as CoA.
- a certain PMIPv6 cache (first entry E1) has a HoA generated from the same prefix and does not have a BID or an interface identifier. It can only be replaced with a binding. Basically, when updating a PMIPv6 cache with a CMIPv6 cache, or vice versa, the BID / interface identifier is not a key parameter.
- the PMIPv6 cache has the same BID / interface identifier as the CMIPv6 registration request, but the prefixes of PMIPv6 registration and CMIPv6 registration are different, the PMIPv6 registration and CMIPv6 registration are not overwritten with each other and exist in parallel.
- the 3G cellular interface If1 of the MN 200 is connected to the MAG / 3G ⁇ S-GW (serving gateway) 201, and the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 200 is connected to the MAG / ePDG 202. .
- the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 200 is directly connected to the AR 207, and is attached (attached) to the MAG / ePDG 202 via the IPsec tunnel interface.
- the MAG / ePDG 202 is a reliable gateway for a home PMIPv6 network 204 (hereinafter referred to as a home PMIPv6 domain) which is a 3GPP network.
- the WLAN 206 is connected to the Internet 205, and the home PMIP domain 204 is also connected to the Internet 205.
- the MN 200 acquires a prefix from the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 and generates an address. However, the MN 200 configures another address for the WLAN interface If2.
- the address is a non-invariant address whose prefix is directly related to the AR 207 prefix. This non-persistent address is only used to tunnel the packet to the MAG / ePDG 202.
- the MAG (MAG / 3G ⁇ S-GW) 201 is connected to the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203.
- PBU / PBA operation (signaling 208 in the figure) is performed between the two, and the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 assigns the home prefix P1 in the PBA message (208).
- the PMIPv6 registration in the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 related to the MN 200 at this time is the first entry E1 of the binding cache (BC) 213.
- This first entry E1 corresponds to the home prefix P1, the address MAG1 of the MAG / 3G serving gateway 201 as the MAG address, the NAI that is the MN-ID, and If1-ID as the If-ID. Since this content is described in Non-Patent Document 2, detailed description thereof is omitted here.
- the MN 200 first obtains an unchanging address, that is, constructs an unchanging address from the prefix of the AR 207, and then makes a domain name server (DNS) query. To obtain an ePDG address.
- DNS domain name server
- the MN 200 obtains the ePDG address, it starts an Internet key exchange (IKEv2) procedure with the MAG / ePDG 202 to establish a secure tunnel.
- IKEv2 Internet key exchange
- the MAG / ePDG 202 exchanges a PBU / PBA message (signaling 209 in the figure) with the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203, and A prefix P2 used as a local prefix (external prefix) is acquired for the prefix P1 and transferred to the MN 202 (signaling 211 in the figure).
- Signaling 211 indicates an IPsec tunnel establishment confirmation message.
- the registration generated in the BC 213 by the PBU / PBA message (signaling 209 in the figure) is the second entry E2.
- the second entry E2 corresponds to the external prefix P2, the address MAG2 of the MAG / ePDG 202 as the MAG address, the NAI that is the MN-ID, and the If2-ID as the If-ID.
- the prefix P1 is referred to as a home prefix, and the prefix P2 is referred to as an external prefix. This is based on the relationship between HoA and CoA in the entry E3. Therefore, when communicating with CN using prefix P2, prefix P2 is regarded as a home prefix and prefix P1 is regarded as an external prefix.
- CMIPv6 is described in Non-Patent Document 4 and transmitted when simultaneously connecting from the home network and the external network, in order to achieve reachability.
- this CMIPv6 registration message includes information (HoA (P1) and CoA (P2)) for generating the entry E3.
- Information indicating that E3 is generated independently of E1 is included.
- the bandwidth can be widened to increase the QoS of some flows of the MN 202.
- the MN 200 may desire that these flows reach only via the WLAN interface If2.
- the CMIPv6 registration 212 with the flag H may be sent, and the filter rule may be made appropriate so that a certain flow from the CN 214 arrives only via the WLAN interface If2. Since the flag H is described in Non-Patent Document 4, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the registration generated in the binding cache 213 when the MN 200 executes the CMIPv6 registration 212 with the flag H is the third entry E3.
- the HoA generated from the home prefix P1 the CoA (P2) generated from the external prefix P2 as CoA, the NAI that is the MN-ID, and the flag H as the If-ID correspond to each other.
- the important point here is how the third entry E3 is maintained.
- the flag H is used to generate an entry indicating that the home agent is connected to both home and away.
- the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 accepts the CMIPv6 registration 212 in which the flag H exists and generates a CMIPv6 entry as the third entry E3.
- the third entry E3 does not overwrite the first entry E1.
- the MN 200 can send a CMIPv6 registration 212 with BID or flag H, and this BID should be different from the interface identifier If1-ID so that the first PMIPv6 entry E1 is not overwritten by the CMIPv6 registration 212 It is.
- the PMIPv6 protocol uses a unique prefix for each interface, so the PMIPv6 cache is replaced by the CMIPv6 cache because the PMIPv6 cache prefix matches the home address prefix of the new CMIPv6 BU message. Because it is only when you do.
- CMIPv6 registration is directly related to the second entry E2.
- those skilled in the art can use the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 to register the PMIPv6 prefix P2 in the BC 213.
- the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 can correctly route the packet to the CoA (P2) only when it discovers the address MAG2 of the MAG 202.
- the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 203 basically routes packets addressed to HoA using the first entry E1 (PMIPv6 entry) or the third entry E3 (CMIPv6 entry). From the above description, it can be seen that the CMIPv6 binding cache (third entry E3) is very static, assuming that the contents of the CMIPv6 binding cache do not change. Therefore, the present invention is to provide a mechanism for optimizing signaling for generating the CMIPv6 entry E3.
- Patent Document 1 pursues a problem in generating a dynamic roaming service contract.
- a multi-mode terminal (MMT) attached to an external network is discovered by the home network using parameters provided by the MMT. This parameter is acquired through the interface of the MMT connected to the outside.
- the home network creates a dynamic roaming contract using the external network identifier provided by the MMT. This signaling by the MMT does not have to be continuous.
- the MMT may provide cell location data such as network type, operator code, WLAN SSID (Service Set IDdentifier) or base station SSID information.
- the home network basically identifies parameters of the external network from these data and generates a fly contract.
- Patent Document 1 does not deal with the signaling optimization described in FIG. 14, but provides information about an external network that uses an interface connected to the external network to the home network. To do. This information is provided only once, but has nothing to do with creating a binding entry in the home network.
- Patent Document 2 discloses a method for solving a problem in synchronizing signaling between a plurality of HAs in a home network. For load balancing, it is useful to use a plurality of HAs in the home network. In preparation for an error and for the system to adapt to dynamic load balancing, one HA's binding cache entry (BCE) is also stored on the other HA. However, when the MN is in the idle state, it is not necessary to store the BCE in all the HAs. In the method disclosed in Patent Document 2, when the MN transmits a BU message to the HA, information indicating whether the MN is in an active state or an idle state is transmitted together. This information is used to synchronize signaling between multiple HAs.
- BCE binding cache entry
- Patent Document 2 provides information indicating whether the MN is in an active state or an idle state, but does not provide information on interface binding for generating a BCE in the HA.
- Patent Document 3 discloses a system that performs a binding update to HA and CN when an MN has a plurality of interfaces and all the interfaces are connected to an external network. If the MN has multiple interfaces, sending location registration to all peer entities increases the signaling load. In Patent Document 3, in order to reduce the signaling load, a CoA with a MN is updated with respect to the HA, and another CoA is updated with respect to the CN. According to this method, signaling efficiency can be realized. However, although the MN makes a clever decision to reduce the signaling load due to the MN, the MN needs to continue sending BU messages. The problem in FIG. 14 is to completely eliminate the MN signaling when roaming home PMIPv6.
- Patent Document 4 discloses a method similar to PMIPv6 of Non-Patent Document 2.
- the network in Patent Document 4 includes a local mobility domain access router and a wireless access point connected to the access router, and the wireless access point is a proxy for the MN.
- the access router in the local mobility domain holds the proxy CoA of the MN, and when a packet addressed to the MN arrives, replaces the proxy CoA with the local address of the wireless access point.
- the local address of the wireless access point is not visible to the MN. This method can reduce the signaling load associated with the MN, but cannot reduce the signaling when a MN with multiple interfaces roams in the PMIPv6 domain.
- the next problem to be noticed is when a MN having a plurality of interfaces registers a plurality of bindings in the core network in order to realize simultaneous connectivity via the plurality of interfaces.
- the problem of multiple binding registrations for realizing this simultaneous connection needs to be solved.
- unnecessary signaling wastes MN's battery power and increases the signaling load on the wireless access network.
- Wireless access network and battery resources are limited and need to be protected by avoiding unnecessary signaling.
- the problem is that the MN with multiple interfaces is attached to the core network, one interface is attached to the home link, and the other interface is attached to the external link This is remarkable in the case of the assumption.
- the home link is a link in which the MN refers to a home prefix described in Non-Patent Document 1, and the home prefix is also defined in Non-Patent Document 1.
- the home prefix is a prefix managed by the home agent and is used to configure the MIPv6 home address of the MN.
- a home path setup delay occurs when home prefix mobility is managed by a PMIPv6 mechanism such as 3GPP.
- the operation of the PMIPv6 mechanism in the local domain is described in Non-Patent Document 5.
- the home link is not a 3GPP link, that is, if the home link is not managed by the 3GPP architecture, or if the home prefix mobility is not managed by PMIPv6, the MN may be able to detect the home link quickly,
- the path setup delay issue depends on the actual home link detection behavior.
- the problem here can be applied to all networks where home prefix mobility is managed by the PMIPv6 mechanism and home link setup is delayed. This problem will be described with reference to FIG. It is also apparent to those skilled in the art that the problem here can be applied when the home prefix mobility is managed by a GTP (Generic Tunnelling Protocol) mechanism.
- GTP Generic Tunnelling Protocol
- Non-Patent Document 7 describes a mechanism in which a MN having a plurality of interfaces can be simultaneously located on a home link and an external link via the plurality of interfaces, and all the interfaces are connected to the core network. Is described.
- a MN detects a home link via one interface and an external link via another interface, the MN indicates that it is simultaneously connected to the home link and the external link.
- a MIPv6 BU message including a BID option having a flag is transmitted via an external link. This H flag provides the HA with information indicating that the packet destined for the MN can reach both the home side interface and the external side interface.
- Non-Patent Document 7 is an assumption that a MN having a plurality of interfaces connects to a network via a plurality of interfaces in an external domain, and one of the interfaces returns to the home domain. is there.
- Non-Patent Document 7 three cases that are not covered by Non-Patent Document 7 are considered as cases where the home link and the external link are simultaneously connected.
- one interface may be connected to the home link when the MN boots up both interfaces simultaneously.
- the MN may have one interface that is connected to an external link and being handed off, and the MN boots up another interface that can be connected to the home link.
- the third case is when handoff occurs on both interfaces at the same time, referring to the home prefix on one interface and referring to the external prefix on another interface. This is shown in FIG.
- the MN 903 has a plurality of different types of interfaces, for example, Non-3GPP interfaces such as WLAN and WiMAX, UTRAN (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network), GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Multiple). Access) 2000 and 3GPP interfaces such as E-UTRAN (evolved-UTRAN) are conceivable.
- Non-3GPP interfaces such as WLAN and WiMAX
- UTRAN Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network
- GPRS General Packet Radio Service
- CDMA Code Division Multiple Multiple Multiple). Access
- 2000 and 3GPP interfaces such as E-UTRAN (evolved-UTRAN) are conceivable.
- E-UTRAN evolved-UTRAN
- the MN 903 has two of a 3G interface and a Non3GPP interface.
- the MN 903 attaches to the WiMAX access network 901
- the MAG function of the network coexists with an access gateway located in the wireless access network.
- the MN 903 has a WLAN interface as a Non3GPP interface and is attached to an unreliable WLAN access network
- the MAG function of the network coexists with the ePDG (evolved packet packet data network gateway). It is possible.
- the MN 903 is attached to a 3G access network such as E-UTRAN, UTRAN, and GERAN
- the MAG function of that network may coexist with the S-GW (Serving Gateway).
- the MN 903 has an LMA / HA function coexisting with a P-GW (Packet data network Gateway) in the 3GPP architecture.
- P-GW Packet data network Gateway
- the MN 903 uses only two interfaces If1 and If2.
- a WiMAX interface (referred to here as a Non3G interface) If2
- an LTE (Long-Term Evolution) type interface (referred to as a 3G interface here) If1 is used.
- other types of interfaces can be used for the MN 903 to attach at the same time, and can also be applied to interfaces assumed to be used in the 3GPP standard.
- the present invention can also be applied to networks using similar architectures and mobility protocols.
- the MN 903 first turns on only the WiMAX interface If2, and after some time, turns on the 3G interface If1 for the benefit of load balancing and load sharing. Shall.
- the MN 903 turns on only the power supply of the WiMAX interface If2 in an external network (for example, VPLMN: Visited Public Land Mobile Network).
- the MN 903 uses the MIPv6 mechanism to manage the mobility of the WiMAX interface If2. After that, the MN 903 returns to the EPC 900 that is the home domain with the WiMAX interface If2 turned on.
- the MN 903 moves to, for example, HPLMN (Home Public Land Mobile Mobile Network) as the EPC 900, it is conceivable to turn on the LTE interface If1.
- LTE interface If1 There are many reasons to power on the LTE interface If1, eg, the LTE cell is identified in the HPLMN 900 and it is decided to realize the benefits of load balancing and load sharing to improve the performance of the flow. Conceivable.
- MN 903 moves to HPLMN 900, that is, EPC (evolved packet core) 900, and connects to EPC 900 by connecting WiMAX interface If2 to MAG 911. It is assumed that the mobility of the WiMAX interface If2 is managed by the MIPv6 mechanism in the home domain 900. Furthermore, it is assumed that the WiMAX interface If2 is in the process of handoff from the VPLMN to the HPLMN 900. Further, when the MN 903 connects to the MAG 911 via the WiMAX access network 901, the MN 903 starts an attachment process to the LTE (or E-UTRAN) access network 902 via the LTE interface If1. Furthermore, it is considered that the mobility of the LTE interface If1 is managed by the PMIPv6 mechanism, and the use of the MIPv6-BU message is extremely limited as shown in Non-Patent Document 6.
- the MN 903 refers to the prefix P2 notified by the MAG 911.
- This prefix P2 is used to configure the CoA of the WiMAX interface If2.
- the prefix P2 notified by the MAG 911 is advertised by the MAG 911 using a router advertisement (RA) mechanism or a WiMAX specific signaling mechanism (prefix advertisement signaling message 905 in the figure).
- RA router advertisement
- prefix advertisement signaling message 905 in the figure.
- the MN 903 configures the CoA of the WiMAX interface If2, and transmits the MIPv6-BU message 906 to the LMA / HA 904 (BU1).
- the LMA / HA 904 becomes a home agent of the MN 903.
- the MIPv6-BU message 906 is a normal message without the BID option and the H flag. This operation is a normal operation for a MN operating in MIPv6.
- the reason why the MIPv6-BU message 906 does not have a parameter indicating multihoming such as the H flag is that the MN 903 starts an attachment process to the LTE access network 902, but has not yet referred to the home prefix P1. It is. In this case, in LTE access, a delay occurs until setup of the PMIPv6 bearer or GTP (Generic Tunnelling Protocol) bearer is completed.
- GTP Generic Tunnelling Protocol
- One possible reason for this delay is excessive congestion, another reason is the path transfer delay through the home link due to geographical location, and another reason is E-UTRAN. Delay caused by a packet passing through many of the entities (eg, base station, evolved node B, S-GW, etc.).
- the MN 903 does not know the type of the prefix P1 to be referred to via the LTE access (that is, whether it is a MIPv6 home prefix or another home network prefix). As a result, the MN 903 attaches via WiMAX and transmits a BU message 906 that does not have a parameter indicating multihoming in order to transmit and receive a flow related to the MIPv6 home prefix.
- the MN 903 does not know the type of the prefix P1 advertised via the LTE interface If1. As described in Non-Patent Document 6, the MN 903 knows only the service type acquired via the LTE interface If1. Prefix management is performed by the LMA / HA 904, and since the LMA / HA 904 has already notified the MIPv6 prefix via the WiMAX interface If2, any prefix can be assigned to the PMIPv6 bearer.
- the MAG 910 is triggered to set up a PMIPv6 bearer.
- This PMIPv6 bearer for data traffic is set up by the PMIPv6-PBU message 907.
- the MN 903 refers to the prefix P1 managed by the LMA / HA 904 in the message 908 from the MAG 910.
- the prefix P1 referred to in the message 908 is managed by the PMIPv6 mechanism.
- the prefix P1 referenced in the message 908 may be the MIPv6 home prefix of the MN 903 or may be some home network prefix managed by the LMA / HA 904.
- the LMA / HA 904 manages both the MIPv6 cache and the PMIPv6 cache, the binding cache generated by the PMIPv6-PBU message 907 is suspended (inactive). The reason is that the MIPv6 cache generated by LMA / HA 904 is already active. Here, it is assumed that the priority of the MIPv6 cache is higher than that of the PMIPv6 cache.
- the LMA / HA 904 attaches the MIPv6 home prefix P1 when the MN 903 attaches via the LTE interface If1.
- the MN 903 refers to the MIPv6 home prefix P1 in the message 908, the MN 903 understands that it is connected to the home link.
- the MN 903 refers to the prefix P2 in the message 905 and then refers to the home prefix P1 later in the message 908, the MN 903 understands that the home link and the external link are simultaneously connected.
- the MN 903 when referring to the home prefix P1, the MN 903 sends another BU message 909 to the LMA / HA 904 (BU2), and changes the simultaneous binding of the home link and the external link (hereinafter referred to as home and away binding) to the LMA / HA.
- home and away binding the simultaneous binding of the home link and the external link (hereinafter referred to as home and away binding) to the LMA / HA.
- home and away binding LMA / HA 904
- the important problem here is that the setup of PMIPv6 is delayed, so that the MN 903 performs double transmission of the MIPv6 BU message in order to realize simultaneous connection to the home prefix P1 of MIPv6 ( BU1, BU2 in the figure).
- Patent Document 5 describes a method in which a MN located in an external domain configures a second HA and acquires a new home address. In addition, the MN uses this home address to bind the previous HA in the home domain to reduce BU signaling through the foreign domain.
- the purpose of the method described in Patent Document 5 is to reduce location management signaling passing through the foreign domain.
- this method does not relate to the signaling problem described in FIG.
- the MN 903 in FIG. 15 performs double signaling in order to realize the setup of the simultaneous connection (connection) and to manage the mobility of the simultaneous connection (connection) when both the interfaces If1 and If2 move simultaneously.
- BU1 and BU2 the MN 903 in FIG. 15 performs double signaling in order to realize the setup of the simultaneous connection (connection) and to manage the mobility of the simultaneous connection (connection) when both the interfaces If1 and If2 move simultaneously.
- Patent Document 6 discloses a method of establishing a plurality of simultaneous connections and establishing flow-based routing using MN operating system software. However, Patent Document 6 does not disclose a method for solving the problem described in FIG.
- Patent Document 7 discloses a method for establishing high-speed handoff by acquiring MN context information from an adjacent base station before handoff instead of transferring context information during handoff. Can be obtained quickly before handoff, thereby realizing high-speed handoff. However, this method increases the signaling load released to the network segment. The reason is that the target network entity interrogates multiple base stations to obtain the MN context information and achieve fast handoff.
- the problem noted in FIG. 15 is to realize unnecessary high-speed connection (connection) between the WiMAX interface If2 and the 3G interface If1 by preventing unnecessary signaling.
- the method described in Patent Document 7 uses one interface. Only the high-speed connection (connection) is established, and the problem noted in FIG. 15 is not solved.
- Patent Document 8 discloses a method of reducing packet loss during handoff using a buffering technique. However, Patent Document 8 does not focus on the establishment of a high-speed connection (connection) or reducing the handoff delay of a terminal having a plurality of interfaces with less signaling.
- Patent Document 9 discloses a method in which the MN simultaneously realizes home and away registration using the CoA of the interface connected to the home. However, Patent Document 9 does not directly handle the H flag indicating home and away, and provides no mechanism for realizing a high-speed connection setup in response to a delay in PMIPv6 setup. Not done.
- Patent Document 10 discloses a method for resolving contention between PMIPv6-BU and CMIPv6-BU for one interface.
- the problem described in FIG. 15 does not occur due to contention of location registration signals of the same interface, but rather because the PMIPv6 BU establishment is delayed from the MIPv6 BU establishment. Double registration (BU1, BU2 in the figure) is caused during If2 attachment. Therefore, the solution provided in Patent Document 10 does not solve the problem described in FIG.
- the present invention can reduce signaling when a home node generates and manages a client-based binding cache when a mobile node having multiple interfaces roams in the home domain. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a binding cache generation method, a binding cache generation system, a home agent, and a mobile node.
- the present invention also provides a binding cache generation method, a binding cache generation system, and a home that can reduce signaling of binding registration when a mobile node having a plurality of interfaces is simultaneously connected to a home link and an external link.
- a second object is to provide an agent and a mobile node.
- the present invention provides: A binding cache generation method when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams within the home domain, Registering a first proxy binding cache for the first interface with a home agent of the home domain when the first interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain; Registering a second proxy binding cache for the second interface with the home agent when the second interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain via the local domain; The home agent generates a client-based binding cache for the second interface associated with the first and second proxy binding caches and refreshes the generated client-based binding cache by the mobile node The step of maintaining without being It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides A binding cache generation system when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams in the home domain, Means for registering a first proxy binding cache for the first interface with a home agent of the home domain when the first interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain; Means for registering with the home agent a second proxy binding cache for the second interface when the second interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain via the local domain;
- the home agent generates a client-based binding cache for the second interface associated with the first and second proxy binding caches and refreshes the generated client-based binding cache by the mobile node
- the mobile node when a mobile node having a plurality of interfaces roams in the home domain, the mobile node does not frequently send a request message for refreshing the client-based binding cache in the home agent, thereby reducing signaling. it can.
- the present invention provides The home agent in the binding cache generation system when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams within the home domain, Means for registering a first proxy binding cache for the first interface when the first interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain; Means for registering a second proxy binding cache for the second interface when the second interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain via the local domain; Generating a client-based binding cache for the second interface associated with the first and second proxy binding caches and maintaining the generated client-based binding cache without being refreshed by the mobile node Means to It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides The mobile node in the binding cache generation system when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams within the home domain,
- the first proxy binding cache for the first interface is registered with the home agent of the home domain
- the first and second interfaces for the first and second interfaces are registered with the home agent.
- the present invention provides When a mobile node having a first interface communicable with a home domain and a second interface communicable with a local domain roams within the home domain, the mobile node uses a first for the first interface When a proxy binding cache is registered with the home agent, a client for the second interface associated with a second proxy binding cache for the second interface to a home agent in the home domain
- the home agent in a binding cache generation system for sending a message requesting to generate and maintain a base binding cache
- the second interface associated with the first and the registered second proxy binding cache when registering a second proxy binding cache for the second interface after receiving the request message Generating a client-based binding cache for the mobile node and notifying the mobile node not to send the request message again; It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides A binding cache generation method when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams within the home domain, Registering a first proxy binding cache for the first interface with a home agent of the home domain when the first interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain; Registering a second proxy binding cache for the second interface with the home agent when the second interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain via the local domain; The mobile node generates a client-based binding cache for the second interface associated with the first and second proxy binding caches for the home agent, and the generated client base Requesting that the binding cache be maintained for a longer duration than normal without being refreshed by the mobile node; It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides A binding cache generation method when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams within the home domain, Registering a first proxy binding cache for the first interface with a home agent of the home domain when the first interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain; Registering a second proxy binding cache for the second interface with the home agent when the second interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain via the local domain; The mobile node requesting the home agent to generate a client-based binding cache for the second interface associated with the first and second proxy binding caches registered by the home agent; , The home agent generates the requested client-based binding cache to set a longer duration than normal, and for the mobile node, the generated client-based binding cache for the duration Informing them not to refresh It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides A binding cache generation method when a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams within the home domain, Registering a first proxy binding cache for the first interface with a home agent of the home domain when the first interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain; Registering a second proxy binding cache for the second interface with the home agent when the second interface of the mobile node connects to the home domain via the local domain; The home agent sends a request to generate a client-based binding cache for the second interface to the mobile node when a second proxy binding cache for the second interface is registered And performing client-based routing associated with the first and second proxy binding caches; It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides a configuration in which a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain roams.
- a binding cache generation method for generating a binding cache for first and second interfaces in a home agent of the mobile node When the second interface connects to the home domain via the local domain, the mobile node registers a client-based binding cache for the second interface with the home agent, and Requesting that a flag indicating simultaneous home and away connection be set in the client-based binding cache for the second interface when the proxy binding cache for the one interface is registered;
- a proxy node of the mobile node registers a proxy binding cache for the first interface with the home agent when the first interface connects to the home domain;
- the home agent setting the flag in the client-based binding cache for the second interface when the proxy binding cache for the first interface is registered; It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain, when the mobile node roams.
- a binding cache generation system for generating a binding cache for the first and second interfaces in a home agent of the mobile node, When the second interface connects to the home domain via the local domain, the mobile node registers a client-based binding cache for the second interface with the home agent, and Means for requesting that a flag indicating simultaneous home and away connection be set in the client-based binding cache for the second interface when the proxy binding cache for one interface is registered; Means for the proxy node of the mobile node to register a proxy binding cache for the first interface with the home agent when the first interface is connected to the home domain; When the home agent registers the proxy binding cache for the first interface, the home agent sets a flag indicating the simultaneous connection of the home and away in the client-based binding cache for the second interface. And It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain, when the mobile node roams.
- the mobile node in a binding cache generation system for generating a binding cache for the first and second interfaces in a home agent of the mobile node,
- the client-based binding cache for the second interface is registered with the home agent, and the first interface Means for requesting the client-based binding cache for the second interface to set a flag indicating simultaneous home and away connection when the proxy binding cache is registered; It was set as the structure which has.
- the present invention provides a mobile node having a first interface capable of communicating with a home domain and a second interface capable of communicating with a local domain, when the mobile node roams.
- the home agent in a binding cache generation system that generates a binding cache for the first and second interfaces in a home agent of the mobile node,
- the second interface connects to the home domain via the local domain, it registers a client-based binding cache for the second interface and a proxy binding cache for the first interface
- the mobile node since the mobile node does not transmit the second registration message including the flag indicating the simultaneous connection of home and away to the home agent, the mobile node having a plurality of interfaces is simultaneously connected to the home link and the external link (connect). In this case, the signaling of the binding registration can be reduced.
- the present invention when a mobile node having a plurality of interfaces roams in the home domain, it is possible to reduce signaling when the home agent generates and manages a client-based binding cache.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing another form of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message in FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the format of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message (in the case of L2 message) in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing another form of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message in FIG.
- Explanatory drawing which shows the format of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message (in the case of L2 message) in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a format of a CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message (in the case of a signaling packet having a new mobility extension header) in FIG.
- Explanatory drawing which shows the format of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message (in the case of a BU message packet) in FIG.
- movement of the mobile node of 1st Embodiment The flowchart for demonstrating operation
- Explanatory drawing which shows the communication system and communication sequence of 5th Embodiment Explanatory drawing which shows the communication system and communication sequence of 8th Embodiment.
- Explanatory drawing which shows the problem which this invention tends to solve
- Explanatory drawing which shows the assumption system for demonstrating the subject of 9th Embodiment
- Explanatory drawing which shows the assumption system for describing 9th Embodiment
- Explanatory drawing which shows the binding cache entry in 9th Embodiment
- generation request message in 9th Embodiment Explanatory drawing which shows the 3rd example of the packet structure of the H flag production
- Block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the mobile node in the ninth embodiment The flowchart for demonstrating
- an LMA that is the HA of the MN (hereinafter referred to as home LMA / HA) is located. It is determined that it is connected to the home PMIPv6 domain, and it is predicted that another interface will connect to the same home PMIPv6 domain. After the MN predicts in this way, if another interface connects to the same home PMIPv6 domain, the home LMA generates and maintains a CMIPv6 binding for the other interface that refers to the external prefix. Request to / HA.
- the main object of the present invention is for the MN to simultaneously obtain the home and away advantages for all interfaces for which the MN referenced an external prefix in the home PMIPv6 domain, and the MN obtains the client-based BU
- the registration is not performed continuously with the home LMA / HA.
- FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a communication system assumed in the first embodiment.
- MNs 10A and 10B shown in FIG. 1 indicate that the same MN 10 has moved.
- the MN 10 has a 3G cellular interface If1 and a WLAN interface If2 as a plurality of interfaces.
- the MN 10A is located in the WLAN 30 and the WLAN interface If2 is connected to the MAG / ePDG 20, and the MN 10B is connected to the WLAN 31. It shows a state where the WLAN interface If2 is located and connected to the MAG / ePDG 21.
- the plurality of interfaces of the MN 10 are limited to cellular interfaces (cellular interfaces defined by standardization organizations for 3GPP and other mobile phones such as 3G, 3.9G, 4G and later) and WLAN interfaces defined by IEEE802, WiFi, etc.
- cellular interfaces cellular interfaces defined by standardization organizations for 3GPP and other mobile phones such as 3G, 3.9G, 4G and later
- WLAN interfaces defined by IEEE802, WiFi, etc.
- a WiMAX interface, a Bluetooth interface, or the like may be used.
- the cellular interface is described as a 3G cellular interface
- the serving gateway is described as a 3G serving gateway, but these are not limited to 3G.
- the 3G cellular interface If1 is attached to one MAG / 3G serving gateway (S-GW) 22 of the home PMIPv6 network (domain) 100, and the range of the home PMIPv6 network 100 is such that the MN 10 is located in the WLAN 30. Even if it is located in the WLAN 31, the 3G cellular interface If1 is large enough to connect to one MAG22.
- the home PMIPv6 network 100 is, for example, a 3GPP-HPLMN (Home Public Land Mobile Network) adopting the PMIPv6 protocol to provide a mobility management service in the network 100, and is a home network domain of the MN10.
- the LMA / HA / home PDN gateway 40 is a home agent (hereinafter referred to as LMA / HA) of the MN 10.
- the meaning of the home PMIPv6 network 100 is that the LMA / HA 40 is the MIPv6 HA of the MN 10 and further refers to the prefix P1 of the network 100 as the MIPv6 home prefix when the MN 10 roams the network 100.
- the LMA / HA 40 accepts PMIPv6 binding and MIPv6 / CMIPv6 binding of the MN 10.
- the home PMIPv6 network 100 In the home PMIPv6 network 100, only one network is shown in FIG. 1, but it is assumed that there are many cellular access networks. In the cellular access network, a router having a MAG function exists in the MAG / 3G S-GW 22, and this router is assumed to be the first hop router in the 3G access network. Furthermore, it is assumed that two WLANs 30 and 31 exist in the reception area of the 3G access network. Further, it is assumed that the WLANs 30 and 31 have MAG / ePDGs 20 and 21 that are gateway routers and trusted routers for accessing the 3GPP core network to forward traffic via the 3GPP architecture.
- the WLANs 30 and 31 are continuous (that is, one is close to the other) and exist under a large-area 3G cell (that is, the network 100) having a router function in the MAG / 3G S-GW (hereinafter simply MAG) 22 It shall be.
- the MN 10 when the MN 10 first attaches to the WLAN 30 and 3G network 100 as indicated by MN 10A and then attaches to the WLAN 31 and 3G network 100 as indicated by MN 10B, the MN 10 is always in motion. It is assumed that the MAG / 3G gateway 22 is connected. Since the network 100 is the home PMIPv6 domain of the MN 10, it is assumed that the MN 10 refers to the home MIPv6 prefix P1 of the network 100 when attached to the network 100. Further, since the LMA / HA 40 has the MIPv6 function, when the NAI of the MN 10 reaches the LMA / HA 40 with a PBU message, the home MIPv6 prefix P1 is given to the MN 10. The home MIPv6 prefix P1 may be statically configured in advance in the MN 10, or may be acquired by a dynamic mechanism such as a bootstrapping mechanism.
- the MN 10 When the MN 10 first attaches to the MAG 22 that is the router of the network 100 via the 3G cellular interface If1, the MN 10 refers to the home MIPv6 prefix P1 that is the prefix of the network 100 in the router advertisement (RA) message 26 from the MAG 22. To do. Next, when the MN 10 connects to the MAG 20 that is the router of the WLAN 30 via the WLAN interface If2, the MN 10 refers to the external prefix P2 that is the prefix of the WLAN 30 by the RA message 25 from the MAG 20. It is important to understand why.
- RA router advertisement
- the prefix used for communication with the CN may be referred to as a home prefix, and the others may be referred to as external prefixes.
- the MN 10 has only one home prefix P1 and home address (HoA) for the 3G cellular interface If1 and the WLAN interface If2.
- HoA home address
- the CMIPv6 registration 50 is executed for the LMA / HA 40.
- the CMIPv6 registration 50 means that the care-of address (CoA) generated by the MN 10 from the external prefix P2 is bound to the HoA generated from the home MIPv6 prefix P1.
- the MN 10 has the multihoming function described in Non-Patent Document 4, it is assumed that the home registration and the away registration are performed simultaneously by the CMIPv6 registration 50 in which the H flag is set. Further, the LMA / HA 40 has a multihoming function described in Non-Patent Document 4. In addition, it is assumed that the MN 10 communicates with a plurality of CNs 60 and 61 located in another packet data network (PDN), and selects a local address of the PMIPv6 domain and selects communication with the CNs 60 and 61.
- PDN packet data network
- the MN 10 roams to the WLAN 31 (MN 11B in the figure), and the MN 10 refers to the same external prefix P2 in the RA message 28 from the MAG 21 via the WLAN interface If2.
- the MN 10 reaches the WLAN 31, the lifetime of CMIPv6 expires, and again to ensure reachability to the WLAN interface If2, or to obtain simultaneous use of both interfaces If1, If2, or WLAN
- the MN 10 needs to transmit the CMIPv6BU message 51 with or without the flag H to the LMA / HA 40.
- the CMIPv6 binding for the WLAN interface If2 is for the MN 10 to notify the LMA / HA 40 that the WLAN interface If2 can be reached using the CoA generated from the external prefix P2. It is. However, the actual reachability of the CoA generated from the external prefix P2 can be obtained by PMIPv6 binding (see FIG. 14) notified from the MAG 20 or 21. Therefore, it can be concluded that the content of the CMIPv6 binding for the WLAN interface If2 is static and related to the PMIPv6 binding for the WLAN interface If2. This is because the CoA generated from the external prefix P2 can obtain reachability by using information given by the PMIPv6 binding of the external prefix P2.
- the signaling load related to the MN 10 is reduced. Increase. Therefore, this signaling (50, 51) can be optimized by enabling the LMA / HA 40 to generate and regenerate the CMIPv6 binding based on the PMIPv6 binding of the external prefix P2.
- the CoA is composed of other prefixes that are not PMIPv6 local prefixes
- the CoA is completely independent and is an independently routable address.
- the CMIPv6 binding of the external prefix P2 is not an independently routable address, the CMIPv6 binding of the external prefix P2 clearly requires the PMIPv6 binding to ensure reachability.
- the PMIPv6 binding and the CMIPv6 binding of the WLAN interface If2 can be optimized, the signaling load related to the MN 10 can be reduced, and the power consumption can be reduced. Furthermore, HoA information in CMIPv6 binding is not necessary. The reason is that the PMIPv6 binding of the home prefix P1 exists in the cache 213 (first entry E1 in FIG. 14) of the LMA / HA 40, and HoA information can be acquired. Even if the home prefix P1 does not exist in the cache 213 of the LMA / HA 40A, the LMA / HA 40 can obtain the prefix P1 by inquiring an AAA server (not shown).
- the only content that the MN 10 needs to notify in this system is that it wishes to use the interface If2 referring to the external prefix P2 in the home MIPv6 network 100.
- the contents of the PMIPv6 binding existing in the LMA / HA 40 are contents that can accurately generate the contents of the CMIPv6 binding.
- FIG. 2 shows a case where the WLANs 30 and 31 are not continuously arranged as another system assumed in the first embodiment. This means that the cells of the WLANs 30 and 31 are not adjacent to each other.
- the WLAN interface If2 is switched between the active mode and the idle mode. That's what it means. Since other assumptions are the same as those in FIG. 1, detailed description thereof is omitted.
- MN10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D are the same MN10, and indicate that MN10 moves to the following position in the order of 10A ⁇ 10B ⁇ 10C ⁇ 10D.
- MN10A When entering the WLAN 30 (first position)
- MN10B When leaving the WLAN 30 (second position)
- MN10C When entering WLAN 31 (third position)
- MN10D When leaving the WLAN 31 (fourth position)
- the MN 10 when the MN 10 attaches to the MAG 22 and the MAG 20 via the 3G cellular interface If1 and the WLAN interface If2 respectively in the first location (MN 10A), the prefixes in the RA messages 26 and 25 from the MAG 22 and MAG 20, respectively. Reference is made to P1 and P2. With reference to the external prefix P2, the MN 10 conventionally executes CMIPv6 registration 50 for the LMA / HA 40. Also, when the MN 10 moves and comes to the second location (MN 10B) that does not have connectivity with the WLAN 30, the MN 10 may conventionally transmit a CMIPv6 registration deletion 51.
- the MN 10 when the MN 10 moves to a third position (MN 10C in the figure) that has connectivity with another WLAN 31, conventionally, the MN 10 transmits a CMIPv6 registration 52 for acquiring reachability to the WLAN interface If2. .
- the MN 10 when the MN 10 moves to a fourth position (MN 10D in the figure) that has no connectivity with the WLAN 31, the MN 10 may transmit a CMIPv6 registration deletion 53 in the past.
- the BU messages of the conventional CMIPv6 registrations 50 to 52 and CMIPv6 registration deletion 53 are all related to BU (PBU: Proxy Binding Update) registration and PBU registration deletion for PMIPv6 connection of the WLAN interface If2. Therefore, the CMIPv6 signaling (50 to 53) can be reduced and optimized by using the technique described in the first embodiment of the present invention. This is realized by using a method in which the WLAN interface If2 is attached to the network 100 which is the home PMIPv6 domain, and the contents of the CMIPv6 cache of the WLAN interface If2 can be generated by the LMA / HA 40. .
- the MN 10 roams the home PMIPv6 domain 100 and all interfaces If1 and If2 are attached to the home PMIPv6 domain 100. Or provide a mechanism to estimate and optimize CMIPv6 signaling of interface If2 with reference to external prefix P2.
- the MN 10 when the MN 10 predicts that all the interfaces If1 and If2 may be connected to the home PMIPv6 domain 100, the MN 10 communicates with the LMA / HA 40 from the CNs 60 and 61 to the MN10. In order to be able to use all the interfaces If1 and If2 simultaneously for one flow arriving at one HoA, a CMIPv6 binding cache of the interface If2 referring to the external prefix P2 is generated, and the MN 10 refreshes Request maintenance without having to. Note that the MN 10 may make the above request to the LMA / HA 40 after determining whether or not each interface is connected to the same home domain when the assigned prefixes are different.
- an identifier such as a domain ID or domain number, an operator (PLMN: PublicPLMobile: Network) ID or an operator number indicating the connected domain is set.
- PLMN PublicPLMobile: Network
- an operator number indicating the connected domain.
- FIG. 3 shows message sequences (1) to (11) according to the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 shows a binding cache (BC) 213a in the LMA / HA 40.
- the MN 10 has two interfaces, a 3G cellular interface If1 and a WLAN interface If2.
- the MN 10 connects to the home MIPv6 domain (network 100) having one LMA / HA 40 via the 3G cellular interface If1.
- LMA / HA 40 is also referred to as the home PDN gateway.
- the MN 10 is in communication with a CN 60 that is connected to another data packet network.
- the MN 10 has one home prefix P1 and one HoA for both the interfaces If1 and If2, and the CN 60 transmits a data packet to the HoA of the MN 10.
- the MN 10 wants to receive the data packet using both the interfaces If1 and If2.
- the MN 10 When the MN 10 detects an advertising beacon (not shown) from the MAG (MAG / 3G) 22 via the 3G cellular interface If1, the MN 10 transmits an L2 associate signal (L2 associate signal) 305 to the MAG22.
- This beacon includes certain parameters such as a domain ID and a domain number that characterize the network type (whether or not PMIP is employed).
- the MN 10 may store some static information regarding the domain ID of its home MIPv6 network 100 in its memory. Therefore, the MN 10 compares the domain ID obtained from the beacon with the above static information, and this domain is the home MIPv6 domain 100 of the MN 10 and the MAG 22 is the LMA / HA (LMA / HA / PDN40 of the home). Gateway) 40 may be inferred.
- the MN 10 transmits an L2 security credential (credential) uniquely identifying the MN 10 using the L2 associate signal 305.
- the MAG 22 transfers this certificate to an AAA server (not shown) and receives credential authorization from the AAA server.
- the MAG 22 transmits a PBU message to the LMA / HA 40 and receives a PBAck (PBA) message as a response from the LMA / HA 40 as indicated by the PBU / PBA signaling 306.
- PBA PBAck
- the LMA / HA 40 creates the PMIPv6 cache of the interface If1 in the first entry E1 of the BC 213 shown in FIG. (3)
- the MAG 22 transmits an RA message 307, and the MN 10 refers to the home MIPv6 prefix P1 of the MN 10 in the RA message 307.
- CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message When the MN 10 refers to the home MIPv6 prefix P1 and learns that this domain is the home MIPv6 domain, the other interface (WLAN interface If2) of the MN 10 further becomes the same. It is predicted that there is a high possibility of connecting to the home MIPv6 domain 100 and the LMA / HA 40. Based on this prediction, the MN 10 transmits a CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 according to the present invention to the LMA / HA 40 via the MAG 22 (and the interface If1).
- the source address of the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 is the HoA of the MN 10 configured from the home MIPv6 prefix P1.
- the purpose of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 is to attach to the LMA / HA 40 the CMIPv6 binding cache of all interfaces of the MN 10 that are attached to the LMA / HA 40 and refer to the external prefix P2 (the third cache in FIG. 4). To generate and maintain it (see entry E3).
- the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 has many contents, and includes identifiers (If2-ID) of all interfaces (If2) of the MN 10 except the 3G cellular interface If1 that refers to the home MIPv6 prefix P1.
- This interface identifier (If2-ID) is used by the LMA / HA 40 to generate the CoA of the interface If2 of the MN 10 that refers to the external prefix P2 in the home MIPv6 domain. Note that the MN 10 may notify the CoA itself regarding all interfaces.
- the interface If2 of the MN 10 in the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 is attached to the home MIPv6 domain 100 is determined by the LMA / HA 40 by the interface in the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308. Trace is performed using the PMIPv6 connection (attachment) information of the MN 10 indicated by the identifier (If2-ID) and the interface identifier (If2-ID) in the PBU message (signaling 310) from another MAG 20.
- the CoA is generated by the LMA / HA 40 connecting the PMIPv6 prefix P2 related to the interface If2 and the interface identifier If2-ID.
- the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 further includes binding identifiers (BID) related to all interfaces (interface identifiers). However, when the MN 10 has only two interfaces If1 and If2, only the information of the flag H may be used. However, if two or more interfaces of the MN 10 are connected to the same home MIPv6 domain and distinguish between individual CMIPv6 caches and PMIPv6 caches, a BID is required for each cache.
- BID binding identifiers
- the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 may be preferably composed of a new mobility message having a new mobility extension header. This type of mobility message requires that the message identification number be assigned by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority). The interface identifier and BID are transmitted as options for the new mobility message. Alternatively, the mobility message may be a BU message including an interface identifier and a BID as a new option. Alternatively, the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 may be a message transmitted in the connection procedure (Attach Procedure) when connecting to the 3G network, or may be an L2 message with a security token addressed to MAG22. Good. However, the LMA / HA 40 can uniquely decrypt this security token.
- connection procedure Attach Procedure
- the MAG 22 can also transfer the contents of the cache generation / maintenance management request received by the L2 message to the LMA / HA 40 by the PBU message (306).
- the LMA / HA 40 may verify the validity of the forwarded message using the security token and process the message.
- CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 There are many methods for transmitting the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 to the LMA / HA 40. If the cache can be identified using the interface identifier, it is not necessary to transmit the BID. Further, when the cache can be identified using the BID, it is not necessary to transmit the interface identifier. However, when the MN 10 generates a plurality of addresses from one prefix for one interface, it is appropriate to transmit the BID.
- the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 is transferred from the interface If1 to the MAG 22 and tunneled to the LMA / HA 40.
- the LMA / HA 40 receives the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308, the LMA / HA 40 stores the information in the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 and connects to other interfaces of the MN 10 via other MAGs 20 in the network 100 ( monitor attachment).
- the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 may be transmitted via the interface If2.
- the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 may be transmitted from If2.
- the message in the connection procedure (Attach Procedure) performed when If2 connects to the MAG 20 is used to request connection to the MAG 20, and at the same time, the generation / maintenance management of the CMIPv6 cache is requested.
- the network to which If2 is connected is an Untrusted network of the Non3GPP network
- generation and maintenance management of the CMIPv6 cache is performed in the SA (Security Association) establishment procedure (IKEv2) performed with the MAG 20 having the ePDG function. Request.
- SA Security Association
- the generation / maintenance management of the CMIPv6 cache is requested in the access authentication performed for the AGW (Access Gateway) or the L3 connection procedure. This eliminates the need for the MN 10 to transmit a BU message for generating / updating the CMIPv6 cache.
- CMIPv6 cache As information requesting generation / maintenance management of CMIPv6 cache, when connecting to 3GPP / Non3GPP network and specifying the mobility protocol to be used (any one of PMIPv6, CMIPv6, MIPv4), simply specify PMIPv6 Instead of this, a value (for example, an indicator (PMIPv6 + CMIPv6) indicating that PMIPv6 is connected and a plurality of IFs are used at the same time) may be specified which also means that a CMIPv6 cache is generated.
- PMIPv6 + CMIPv6 indicating that PMIPv6 is connected and a plurality of IFs are used at the same time
- CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request may be transmitted from If2 using a BU message or the like. Accordingly, if the BU message is transmitted only once at the beginning, it is not necessary to transmit a BU message for updating the CMIPv6 cache thereafter. Furthermore, CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management may be requested in the SA establishment procedure (IKEv2) performed with the LMA / HA 40 before transmitting the BU message.
- IKEv2 message to be used is preferably an IKE_AUTH request message, an IKE_SA_INIT message, or the like.
- the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 is received.
- the LMA / HA 40 generates a CMIPv6 cache of If2 based on the PMIPv6 binding related to the existing interface If2, and further maintains the MN 10 without refreshing.
- the CMIPv6 cache generated by the LMA / HA 40 includes the HoA obtained from the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308, the CoA generated from the PMIPv6 prefix P2, and the interface identifier transmitted from the MN 10.
- the interface identifier is 64 bits.
- the LMA / HA 40 also associates the BID given by the MN 10 in the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 with this CMIPv6 binding.
- the LMA / HA 40 further assigns a lifetime to this CMIPv6 binding. This lifetime is the same as the lifetime of the first PMIPv6 binding.
- the second PMIPv6 binding is a binding related to the external PMIPv6 prefix P2 used to generate the CoA of the interface If2.
- the MN 10 receives the WLAN beacon via the WLAN interface If2 after transmitting the message 308.
- the MN 10 configures the address of the WLAN interface If2 from the prefix P2 advertised from the access router (AR) (not shown) of the WLAN 30, and then discovers the MAG (MAG / WLAN) 20 which is an ePDG
- the IPSec tunnel setup with the MAG 20 Start the procedure.
- the MN 10 transmits an IKEv2 message (IKEV2 authentication and setup) 309 with a connection authentication parameter to the MAG 20.
- the IKEv2 message 309 may include information indicating that connection to the Non3GPP network connected via the MAG 20 is performed using PMIP.
- the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request may be notified using the IKEv2 message 309 of (5) instead of the message 308.
- the MN 10 is notified by the IKEv2 completion message of (9) whether or not the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request has been accepted.
- the MAG 20 inquires an AAA server (not shown) and the MN 10 is authorized, it executes the PBU / PBAck signaling 310 with the LMA / HA 40 and sets the PMIPv6 routing state of the interface If2 and the external prefix P2. Generate.
- the LMA / HA 40 generates the PMIPv6 binding cache which is the second entry E2, and then the MN 10 uniquely identified by the NAI has the interface If2 connected to the LMA / HA 40.
- the CMIPv6 binding cache (third entry E3) of the interface If2 related to the PMIPv6 binding cache that is the second entry E2 is generated in accordance with the above-mentioned request for generation / maintenance management of the CMIPv6 cache. The detailed parameters of this cache have already been described in detail.
- the LMA / HA 40 transmits a response message 311 to the request message 308 to the MN 10, and the interface If2 is connected to the same home MIPv6 domain 100 (LMA / HA 40), and the CMIPv6 for the interface IF2 Notifying that the cache has been automatically generated by the LMA / HA 40 and further that it is not necessary to send a CMIPv6 BU message (212 in FIG. 14) with a BID or flag H for the interface If2 Good.
- the response message 311 is one of methods for notifying a response from the LMA / HA 40 to the first message 308, and a CMIPv6 registration deletion message (BA message) including a type indicating that it is a response to the message 308 can be used.
- the LMA / HA 40 may send a new option in the tunnel setup complete message 312 to the MAG 20 to notify the MN 10 not to send the CMIPv6 BU message 212, and the LMA / HA40 notifies MAG20 or MAG22, and MAG20,22 notifies MN10 to MN10 by RA message or any other L3 message (including mobility header message) or L2 message. It may be. Many other methods are possible.
- a tunnel setup completion message (IPSec tunnel Setup Completion) 312 is transmitted from the MAG 20 to the MN 10.
- the IKEv2 procedure is completed, and an IKEv2 completion message (IKEv2 IP address / Prefix assignment) 313 is transmitted from the MAG 20 to the MN 10 to notify the MN 10 of the external prefix P2.
- the MN 10 receives the IKEv2 completion message 313, it is not necessary to transmit the CMIPv6 BU message 212 for obtaining the packet addressed to the WLAN interface If2, the LMA / HA 40 generates a CMIPv6 binding for the WLAN interface If2, and the packet is Arrives at the WLAN interface If2.
- the CN 60 transmits the data packet 314 addressed to the MN 10 to the HoA of the MN 10 configured from the prefix P1.
- the LMA / HA 40 performs prefix-based routing using the first entry E1 (PMIPv6 entry) in the BC 213a, and the third entry in the BCE 213a. Perform HoA matching routing using the CMIPv6 cache of
- the first encapsulation is tunneled to the CoA of the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 10. Then, one more encapsulation is required, and in the second encapsulation, the data packet 315 is tunneled to the address of the MAG 20.
- the packet 315a encapsulated twice by the LMA / HA 40 is de-encapsulated by the MAG 20, and the original packet 315b encapsulated once is transferred to the MN 10 and completely de-encapsulated by the MN 10. It becomes.
- the LMA / HA 40 appropriately encapsulates the data packet 314 using the BC 213a shown in FIG.
- the packet destined for the WLAN interface If2 can be directly tunneled to the MN 10.
- the destination address (the destination address of the tunneled packet) is the address of the MAG 20, and the CoA composed of the external prefix P2 and the HoA of the MN 10 are inserted into the routing header type 0 of the tunneled packet. According to this tunneling method, it is possible to prevent the overhead due to extra tunneling in the MAG 20 from increasing.
- the third entry E3 (CMIPv6 cache duration 3) is maintained using the duration 1 of the first entry E1, regardless of the duration 2 of the second entry E2. Deleted when lifetime 1 expires.
- the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 10 connects to a small non-contiguous cell of the WLANs 30 and 31, it often occurs that the WLAN interface If2 is handed off and is not under the control of the WLANs 30 and 31. In this case, it is beneficial that the CMIPv6 cache of the WLAN interface If2 is maintained based on the lifetime 1 of the PMIPv6 cache of the 3G cellular interface If1.
- the LMA / HA 40 does not need to frequently generate the CMIPv6 cache of the WLAN interface If2.
- the important point here is that the 3G cell (home PMIPv domain 100) is considerably larger than the WLAN 30, 31 and the 3G cellular interface If1 does not frequently handoff.
- the CMIPv6 cache (lifetime 3) of the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 10 is maintained based on the lifetime 1 of the PMIPv6 cache of the 3G cellular interface If1, and the PMIPv6 cache (second entry E2) of the WLAN interface If2 is handed off. If valid before, the packet reaches the WLAN interface If2 via the MAG 302 using the second entry E2. On the other hand, when the PMIPv6 cache of the WLAN interface If2 becomes invalid due to the handoff, the packet addressed to the CoA related to the WLAN interface If2 is transmitted to the 3G cellular interface If1 using the first entry E1. In this case, it is assumed that the MAG 301 is provided with some validity information about the external prefix P2 by the LMA / HA 40 in the tunneled packet header.
- the advantages of the first embodiment will be considered below.
- the LMA / HA 40 since the LMA / HA 40 generates a CMIPv6 binding cache in response to the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 and maintains it without being refreshed by the MN 10, the MN 10 transmits the CMIPv6 registration message.
- the LMA / HA 40 can know that it is necessary to search the PMIPv6 binding cache in order to route the data packet using the CMIPv6 binding.
- the LMA / HA 40 When the LMA / HA 40 receives the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 and creates the CMIPv6 binding cache, the LMA / HA 40 may insert another parameter in the BC 213a indicating how to route the packet. it can. As a result, the LMA / HA 40 does not receive the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308, and the LMA / HA 40 needs to identify how to route the packet using the CMIPv6 binding cache. The processing load of the HA 40 can be reduced.
- the LMA / HA 40 does not generate the CMIPv6 binding cache as a response to the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308, and does not generate the CMIPv6 binding cache.
- the CMIPv6 binding cache is not marked as an entry that must perform recursive tracing. Therefore, the LMA / HA 40 knows that sending to the default router is sufficient for routing to the CoA acquired from the external domain.
- MN 10 can use BU. There is no need to execute.
- the present invention is useful when the MN 10 executes a flag H-based BU to request that all flows arrive only at the WLAN interface If2. MN 10 has a very confidential flow and may wish to have that flow tunneled directly from LMA / HA 40 to MN 10.
- FIG. 5 shows another three forms of CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request messages 306A, (307A1, 307A2), and (308A1, 308A2).
- the MN 10 refers to the home prefix P1 by attaching to the home MIPv6 domain 100 via the 3G interface If1 and referring to the home prefix P1, as described above, the MN 10 refers to the WLAN interface If2 that refers to the external prefix P2 from the LMA / HA 40.
- Various types of signaling can be performed to request the LMA / HA 40 to create and maintain a CMIPv6 binding cache.
- the MN 10 transmits the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 306A directly to the LMA / HA 40.
- the transmission source address of the message 306A is the HoA of the MN 10 configured using the home prefix P1, and the destination address is the address of the LMA / HA 40.
- Message 306A may be constructed using a new header type of extension header. If this new header type of the extension header is used for the message 306A, the processing of the message 306A in the LMA / HA 40 is somewhat simplified. LMA / HA 40 knows what the new header type is from message 306A and knows how to process message 306A.
- Information for identifying another interface such as the interface identifier and BID can be embedded as an option in the message 306A or in a data field.
- Message 306A is tunneled from MAG 22 to LMA / HA 40. If the message 306A is a BU message described in MIPv6, the interface identifier and BID of the other interface are embedded as a mobility option in the BU message. This mobility option is a new type of option.
- the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request can also be transmitted by the L2 message 307A1 transmitted to the MAG 22.
- the L2 message 307A1 transmits the interface identifier and BID of the other interface.
- the source address of the L2 message 307A1 is the L2 address of the interface If1 of the MN 10
- the destination address is the L2 address of the ingress interface of the MAG22.
- L3 messages a mobility header message is included
- RS message a mobility header message
- NS message a mobility header message
- IKEv2 message authentication message
- notification may be made in a connection procedure (Attach Request message) performed when connecting to the 3GPP network (MAG22).
- Message 307A2 may be a PBU message or another signaling message with a new mobility extension header.
- the LMA / HA 40 can process the PBU message to know the request for generation / maintenance management of the CMIPv6 cache.
- the BID needs to be inserted as a new mobility option for that PBU message.
- the interface identifier and BID of the other interface can be inserted into a normal field in the message.
- the LMA / HA 40 configuration needs to be modified to understand this new message. The modified LMA / HA 40 knows how to process it when it receives this new message.
- the MN 10 selects the home prefix P1 referred to via the 3G interface If1, the MN 10 first indicates that the DNS server 304A (DNS / SIP server / AAA in the figure) indicates the selection as indicated by the message 308A1. And the interface identifier and BID of the other interface can be provided in the message 308A1.
- the DNS server 304A accepts this new prefix P1 and transfers the selected prefix P1 and the contents of the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 to the LMA / HA 40 with a message 308A2.
- each method according to the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 306A, (307A1, 307A2), (308A1, 308A2) has a unique advantage.
- the message (308A1, 308A2) two realizations can be achieved. The first is to request the LMA / HA 40 to generate and maintain the CMIPv6 cache when the home prefix P1 is selected. Second, when the MN 10 identifies the WLAN access point by sending the message 308A1, the MN 10 can acquire the ePDG address.
- a frame 307B shown in FIG. 6A shows a frame structure when the message 308 is an L2 message 307A. From the top, a start flag (Flag) 300B, an address (Address) 301B, and a control (Control) 302B are sequentially shown. And a protocol ID (Protocol ID) 303B, information (Information) 304B, FCS (Frame Check Sequence) 305B, and an end flag (Flag) 306B.
- the start flag 300B is a flag indicating the head of the frame 307B
- the address 301B of the second field is a MAC (Media Access Control) address, and includes the source address and the destination address of the L2 packet.
- the source address is the MAC address of the interface If1 of the MN 10
- the destination address is the MAC address of the ingress interface (not shown) of the MAG 22.
- the control 302B in the third field is information for identifying the type of the frame being used, and is important for the receiving side to correctly process the L2 frame 307B. Basically, the control 302B is used to identify the type of the frame 307B, that is, the type of the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 (307A).
- the protocol ID 303B of the fourth field is a value for only the packet generated in the upper layer, and is all 0 when the message 308 (307A) is generated in L2. However, even if the message 308 can occur at L2, the decision to send the message 308 and the associated parameters embedded in the message 308 must come from L3.
- the next field information 304B includes an interface identifier and a BID.
- the FCS 305B field follows the information 304B, and the FCS 305B is calculated by the transmitting side and the receiving side so that the frame 307B is transmitted without error (error is identified and corrected).
- the end flag 306B of the last field is basically used as a delimiter of the frame 307B to identify the end of the frame 307B.
- the structure of the frame 307B is not necessarily the same as the structure shown in FIG. 6A without departing from the present invention.
- the MN 10 can also transmit a packet for transmitting the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 using L3. If L3 signaling is used, the MN 10 can use a new mobility extension header or a BU message with new options.
- FIG. 6B shows a signaling packet 315B having a new mobility extension header 310B.
- the packet 315B will be described in detail below.
- the first header of the packet 315B is a standard IPv6 header (IPv6 Header) 308B, and the IPv6 header 308B includes a source address where the HoA of the MN 10 is set and a destination address where the address of the LMA / HA 40 is set.
- the next header of the packet 315B is a connection authentication header (Authentication Header) 309B, which has connection authentication data signed by a security key exchanged between the MN 10 and the LMA / HA 40.
- the header 309B is a desirable field, but is not essential.
- the third header is a new mobility extension header 310B, and the header 310B initially has a standard mobility extension header (Standard fields of mobility extension Header) 311B, and the standard mobility extension header 311B includes a protocol number, a mobility header. Includes type, checksum, etc.
- the new mobility extension header 310B further has three standard fields 312B, 313B, 314B.
- the first field (Number of interfaces) 312B indicates the number of interfaces If2 excluded by the MN 10 from the interfaces If1 referring to the home prefix P1.
- the next field (interface identifier) 313B indicates the interface identifier If2-ID of the interface If2 of the first field 312B.
- the third field (Binding identifier) 314B indicates one or more BIDs related to the interface identifier If2-ID of the second field 313B.
- the packet 315B which is one desirable method, is shown.
- FIG. 6C shows the structure of a BU message packet 323B as a third example for transmitting the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308.
- the first header of the packet 323B is an IPv6 header (IPv6 Header) 316B, and the next header is preferably a connection authentication header (Authentication Header) 317B.
- the connection authentication header 317B is followed by a BU mobility extension header (Binding Update mobility extension Header) 318B.
- the first field of the header 318B is a standard BU extension header 319B, which includes all the standard fields in the BU, such as lifetime and sequence number.
- New option fields (Mobility3option 1,2,3) 320B, 321B, 322B are provided after the standard BU extension header 319B.
- the first option field (Mobility new option 1) 320B is the number of interfaces (Number of interfaces).
- the second option field (Mobility new option 2) 321B is an interface identifier (Interface Identifier) that the MN 10 wants to optimize, and the third option field (Mobility new option 3) is related to an interface.
- One or more BIDs are included.
- the MN 10 when the MN 10 having a plurality of interfaces If is attached to a network entity via a certain interface If, it checks whether or not it is attached to the PMIPv6 domain (step 400). If NO, a normal CMIPv6 operation is performed (step 402). In the case of YES at step 400, it is checked whether or not the prefix given to the interface If from the PMIPv6 domain is the home prefix P1, and further, it is checked whether or not the home prefix P1 is known ( Step 401). If YES, a CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 with all interface identifiers is transmitted to the LMA / HA 40 (step 403).
- step 401 determines whether the home prefix P1 is present. If NO in step 401, that is, if the home prefix P1 is not present, the PMIPv6 prefix is selected as the home prefix P1, and the HA address is requested and acquired from the DNS server (step 404).
- the DNS server updates the home LMA / HA 40 with the home prefix P1 selected by the MN 10.
- step 403 is executed.
- NO in step 401 and not having the home prefix P1 implies that the MN 10 is attached to the external PMIPv6 domain, so the MN 10 performs a normal CMIPv6 operation. .
- step 403 After the processing in step 403, whether an acknowledgment (Ack) for the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 has been received, or whether a response (flag) is described in the RA message or the IPsec tunnel establishment confirmation message. Is checked (step 405). If YES, the flag in the RA message is processed without transmitting the CMIPv6 BU message (step 406). This is because the CMIPv6 cache of the interface If2 that refers to the external prefix P2 given by the home LMA / HA 40 is generated and maintained by the home LMA / HA 40. If NO in step 405, it means that the interface If2 of the MN 10 is not connected to the same LMA / HA 40 using PMIPv6 binding. A BU message is transmitted (step 407).
- a BU message is transmitted (step 407).
- the LMA / HA 40 checks whether or not the received packet is a signaling packet from the MN 10 (step 500). If YES, it is checked whether the received packet is a CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 (step 501). If NO, the received packet is processed by standard CMIPv6 operation (step 503).
- step 501 an Ack message is transmitted in response to the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308, and the interface identifier If-ID and BID in the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 are temporarily stored. (Step 502).
- step 500 If it is determined in step 500 that the received packet is not a signaling packet from the MN 10, it is checked whether or not the received packet is a data packet addressed to the MN 10 that has transmitted the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 (step 504). If YES, the BC 213a is checked and the received packet is routed via all interfaces If of the MN 10 or via a specific interface If according to the preference set by the MN 10 (step 507). If NO in step 504, it is checked whether the received packet is a data packet from the MN 10 that has transmitted the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 (step 506). If YES, the received data packet is decapsulated and routed through the egress interface (step 505). At the time of decapsulation, the LMA / HA 40 checks whether the tunnel entry point is a source address that is effectively registered in the BC 213a.
- the LMA / HA 40 checks whether the received packet is a signaling packet from the MAG indicating the PMIPv6 connection (attachment) of the MN 10 that has transmitted the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308. (Step 508). If YES, the LMA / HA 40 transmits an Ack message, so that the other interface If2 of the MN 10 is attached to the same LMA / HA 40, and the Ack message has not been transmitted before. Notifies the MN 10 that it is not necessary to execute CMIPv6-BU. Alternatively, it is notified by the RA message that it is not necessary to execute CMIPv6-BU (step 509).
- the Ack message does not need to be transmitted to the interface If2 that is first attached (attached) and refers to the external prefix P2. Also in step 509, the LMA / HA 40 generates a CMIPv6 cache of the interface If2 with reference to the external prefix P2.
- the LMA / HA 40 checks whether the received packet is a signaling packet indicating the PMIPv6 deregistration of the MN 10 that has transmitted the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 from the MAG (step 508). 510). If YES, the LMA / HA 40 deletes the CMIPv6 binding (third entry E3) and the PMIPv6 binding (second entry E2) related to the CMIPv6 binding from the BC 213a (step 511). Here, the CMIPv6 binding refers to the binding generated in step 509 using the parameters of PMIPv6 binding. If NO in step 510, the LMA / HA 40 processes the received signaling packet with normal PMIPv6 operation (step 512).
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram functionally showing the hardware, software, and firmware of the MN 10.
- the functions of the MN 10 generally include a layer 3 protocol module 402A, an upper layer protocol module 401A that executes a layer (layer) protocol higher than layer 3, and a protocol that is a layer lower than layer 3 It is constituted by a lower layer protocol module 408A.
- the lower layer protocol module 408A is composed of a plurality of layer protocol modules related to each interface If of the MN 10, and the functions of the lower layer protocol module 408A are mainly related to the control and transmission mechanism of the data link layer. is doing.
- the layer 3 protocol module 402A includes five sub modules (units): an IPv6 routing unit 403A, a MIPv6 mobility management unit 404A, a home PMIP domain determination unit 405A, and a multihoming support unit 406A. It is constituted by a signaling optimization unit 407A.
- the layer 3 protocol module 402A has an interface for transmitting a message between the units 403A to 407A.
- Each unit 403A to 407A also has an associated binding.
- IPv6 routing unit 403A is responsible for neighbor discovery, address configuration, and basic IPv6 routing mechanisms.
- the MIPv6 mobility management unit 404A is responsible for MIPv6 mobility management mechanisms such as BU execution and deregistration.
- the multihoming support unit 406A is responsible for the function of MONAMI6 (Non-Patent Document 4: Multiple CoA registration) such as generation of BID and attachment of flag H to a BU message.
- the signaling optimization unit 407A is responsible for the function when the MN 10 configures the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 according to the present invention.
- the home PMIP domain determination unit 405A is responsible for a function in determining whether the MN 10 is about to attach to the PMIPv6 domain.
- each unit 403A-407A requires an appropriate software interface.
- the upper layer protocol module 401A is in charge of upper layer protocols such as the transport layer and application layer provided in the MN 10.
- upper layer protocols such as the transport layer and application layer provided in the MN 10.
- the upper layer protocol module 401A is constituted by a plurality of blocks without departing from the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram functionally showing the LMA / HA 40.
- the LMA / HA 40 is generally composed of two functional entities: a routing layer, that is, a layer 3 protocol module 501A, and a lower layer protocol module 511A that executes a lower layer protocol. Although not shown, an appropriate interface exists between the modules 501A and 502A.
- the layer 3 protocol module 501A includes an IPv6 routing module 502A, a Monami6 routing module 503A, a PMIPv6 routing module 504A, and a signaling optimization support module 505A as four sub modules.
- the IPv6 routing module 502A is responsible for basic routing mechanisms within one hop, LMA / HA 40 ingress and egress interface address configuration (not shown), and normal packet routing and neighbor discovery mechanisms. .
- the Monami6 routing module 503A is a multihoming module having a HA function capable of processing multihoming signaling. Here, it is assumed that the module 503A can particularly process the flags H and BID, and can maintain a plurality of CMIPv6 binding entries for one HoA individually using the BID.
- the IPv6 routing module 502A and the Monami6 routing module 503A have a signaling interface 510A, which is important for processing CMIPv6 type signaling and data packets and routing the data packets.
- PMIPv6 routing module 504A is responsible for all purely LMA type functions. LMA type functions such as maintaining the PMIPv6 cache of MN10 with multiple interfaces If, tunneling packets to MN10 via MAG, processing received PBU messages, and generating PBA messages to be sent To do. Module 504A further has a signaling interface 509A with an IPv6 routing module 502A, which is used to process signaling and data packets using the PMIPv6 cache and route the data packets. .
- each of the Monami6 routing module 503A and the PMIPv6 routing module 504A has its own BCE. Further, it is assumed that the PMIPv6 routing module 504A and the Monami6 routing module 503A are very strongly coupled.
- the CMIPv6 cache is maintained separately from the PMIPv6 cache, the PMIPv6 routing module 504A and the Monami6 routing module 503A are shown separately, but the BID in the signaling message that separates the CMIPv6 cache and the PMIPv6 cache.
- the CMIPv6 cache can overwrite the PMIPv6 cache when the flag H is not present, the PMIPv6 routing module 504A and the Monami6 routing module 503A, and the CMIPv6 cache and the PMIPv6 cache need to operate with each other.
- the CMIPv6 cache and the PMIPv6 cache need to operate in close proximity to each other even though they are provided separately.
- CMIPv6 cache and the PMIPv6 cache separately depending on the form actually used.
- PMIPv6 routing module 504A and the Monami6 routing module 503A are provided separately as shown in FIG. 10, but the CMIPv6 cache and the PMIPv6 cache may be provided together.
- the signaling optimization support module 505A is provided for processing the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 to generate a CMIPv6 cache in the Monami6 routing module 503A. It is assumed that the module 505A communicates with the module 503A via the signaling interface 507A.
- the signaling interface 507A is used for transferring a message such as a CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance / management request and parameters necessary for generating / maintaining the CMIPv6 cache.
- the signaling optimization support module 505A also monitors whether another interface If2 of the MN 10 is attached to the PMIPv6 domain. For this monitor, the signaling optimization support module 505A requires a signaling interface 506 with the PMIPv6 routing module 504A. When the signaling optimization support module 505A learns from the PMIPv6 routing module 504A via the signaling interface 506 that the other interface If2 of the MN 10 is attached to the PMIPv6 domain, the MN 10 receives CMIPv6. To notify the MAG not to send the BU message. This notification information is configured by the signaling optimization support module 505A and transferred to the PMIPv6 routing module 504A.
- the preferred configuration of the LMA / HA 40 has been described above, but the LMA / HA 40 can be configured without departing from the present invention.
- CMIPv6 BU message transmission stop request signal 615 is added instead of the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308.
- the structural members and signals shown in FIG. 11 will be described briefly and repeatedly.
- the MN 200 having a plurality of interfaces (3G cellular interface If1 and WLAN interface If2) is connected to the home PMIPv6 network (domain) 204 via both interfaces If1 and If2.
- the 3G cellular interface If1 is connected to the LMA / HA 203 via the MAG 201 of the home PMIPv6 network 204, and the WLAN interface If2 is connected to the AR 207 of the WLAN 206 and the LMA via the MAG 202 of the home PMIPv6 network 204.
- / HA 203 is connected.
- the WLAN 206 is connected to the Internet 205, and the MN 200 is communicating with a CN 214 connected to the Internet 205.
- the MN 200 when the MN 200 first attaches to the MAG 201 via the 3G cellular interface If1, the MAG 201 transmits a PBU message (signaling 208) to the LMA / HA 203, and the first entry in the BC 213 of the LMA / HA 203 E1 (PMIPv6 cache) is generated, and the MN 10 refers to the MIPv6 home prefix P1.
- the MN 200 triggers the tunnel establishment for the MAG 202
- the MAG 202 transmits a PBU message (signaling 209) to the LMA / HA 203, and a second entry E2 (PMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BC 213 of the LMA / HA 203.
- the MN 20 refers to the external prefix P2 given by the LMA / HA 203 in the IPSec completion message 211.
- the MN 200 wishes that the flow destined for the HoA configured from the home prefix P1 comes from the CN 214 via the WLAN interface If2. Also, as described above, the MN 10 has only one home prefix P1 and one HoA for the interfaces If1 and If2.
- the MN 10 wishes that a flow destined for one HoA comes from the CN 214 via the WLAN interface If2, it sends a CMIPv6 BU message 212 with a flag H indicating attachment to the home to the LMA / HA 203.
- the third entry E3 (CMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BCE 213 of the LMA / HA 203.
- CMIPv6 BU message 212 with the flag H does not overwrite the PMIPv6 cache that is the first entry E1. Therefore, all three entries E1, E2, and E3 can coexist and the LMA / HA 203 can maintain heterogeneous bindings (PMIPv6 cache and CMIPv6 cache).
- the LMA / HA 203 in the second embodiment needs the second entry E2 (PMIPv6 cache) to check the CMIPv6 BU message 212 and use the CMIPv6 registration (third entry E3). It has a function to detect. Furthermore, the LMA / HA 203 infers that the CMIPv6 BU message 212 does not need to continue and that the LMA / HA 203 can generate and maintain a CMIPv6 binding using the second entry E2 (PMIPv6 cache). Once determined in this way, the LMA / HA 203 notifies the MN 200 directly with a CMIPv6 BU message transmission stop request signal 615.
- PMIPv6 cache second entry E2
- the MN 200 When the MN 200 receives the signal 615, the MN 200 does not transmit the CMIPv6 BU message 212 any more. However, the case where the MN 200 refers to a new prefix that is not the external prefix P2 in the domain 204 and the case where the LMA / HA 203 notifies the MN 200 that the optimization service is canceled are excluded.
- the home LMA / HA 203 searches for a CoA composed of an external prefix P2 that does not belong to the home LMA / HA 203 (searches whether the CoA binding has a PMIPv6 binding). Since the LMA / HA 203 does not receive the CMIPv6 cache creation / maintenance management request message 308 as in the first embodiment from the MN 200, the LMA / HA 203 knows where the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 200 is attached. Since it has not been obtained, the above CoA search is a wasteful effort.
- LMA / HA 203 requires a BU message from WLAN interface If2 of MN 200 to identify possible optimizations.
- the CMIPv6 BU message 212 from the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 200 is unnecessary, and the CMIPv6 cache generation / maintenance management request message 308 is sufficient.
- the advantage of the second embodiment is that it is not necessary to predict whether the MN 200 is connected to the home PMIPv6 domain 204, but the MN 200 transmits the interface identifier and BID of the WLAN interface If2 to the LMA / HA 203. There is a need to do.
- the LMA / HA 203 executes all processes necessary for reducing the signaling load. When there are many LMA / HAs, this can be realized even if these LMA / HAs 203 are subjected to a lot of processing load.
- FIG. 11 it is assumed that the MN 200 knows that it is connected to the home PMIPv6 domain 204 via the WLAN interface If2.
- the information can be obtained from the MAG 202 that the MN 200 refers to the beacon of the WLAN 206 and the MAG 202 has established a tunnel with the LMA / HA 203.
- the MN 200 learns from the above information that it can execute the CMIPv6 BU signaling optimization, and transmits the CMIPv6 BU message 212 to the LMA / HA 203.
- the BU message 212 includes the BID of each interface If1 and If2 attached to the LMA / HA 203, and describes a very long lifetime in them.
- the point of the third embodiment is that the MN 200 does not need to refresh the BU when the MN 200 attaches for a very long lifetime.
- the MN 200 when the MN 200 roams in the home PMIPv6 domain 204 longer than the lifetime described in the BU message 212, it is necessary to refresh the third entry E3. Also, if the LMA / HA 203 does not accept a very long duration (it cannot guarantee a long duration mobility service), the MN 200 knows the maximum duration that the LMA / HA 203 will accept, and the BU message Notification may be made at 212. In addition, the LMA / HA 203 may accept or reject the BU from the MN 200 depending on the state of its own load. Therefore, LMA / HA 203 may not be able to accept very long lifetime bindings or static or hard code bindings. In this case, the LMA / HA 203 notifies the MN 200 whether or not the long-lived binding can be accepted, and accordingly determines whether or not the MN 200 should send the BU message 212 including the long-lived period. Also good.
- the WLAN 206 is not continuous like the WLANs 30 and 31 shown in FIG. 2, if the new external prefix P2 is given to the WLAN interface If2 when the WLAN interface If2 is turned on and off, the external prefix P2 Alternatively, it may be determined that the BU message 212 having a long lifetime is not transmitted. As a result, an external prefix that is used for a relatively short period of time can be treated as a normal binding cache. Further, since the MN 200 has a plurality of interfaces If1 and If2, a BU message 212 having a long lifetime is transmitted to each interface If1 and If2.
- the main advantage of the third embodiment is that the change in the configuration of the MN 200 is minimal.
- the MN 200 with the extended MIPv6 task can solve the problem of signaling storm without changing the software.
- a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to the same FIG.
- the LMA / HA 203 can perform the signaling optimization of the second embodiment when the CMIPv6 BU message 212 is received from the MN 200, as a response to the BU message 212
- a binding confirmation (BA) message (not shown) describing a very long lifetime is sent back to the MN 200.
- the MN 200 does not send a new BU message 212 to the LMA / HA 203 until the lifetime in this BA message expires.
- the MN 200 needs to refresh the CMIPv6 cache when the lifetime in the BA message expires.
- the main advantage of the fourth embodiment is that more processing load can be shifted to the network side instead of the MN side.
- the operation of the LMA / HA 203 can be simplified as compared with the second embodiment.
- MN 200, MAG 201, 202, LMA / HA 203, home PMIPv6 domain 204, Internet 205, WLAN 206, and CN 214 are the same as in FIG. 11, but the CMIPv6 BU message 212 and the third in BC 713 shown in FIG. There is no entry E3.
- the MN 200 when the MN 200 first attaches to the MAG 201 via the 3G cellular interface If1, the MAG 201 transmits a PBU message (signaling 208) to the LMA / HA 203, and A first entry E1 (PMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BCE 713 of the HA 203, and the MN 10 refers to the MIPv6 home prefix P1.
- the MN 200 triggers the tunnel establishment for the MAG 202
- the MAG 202 transmits a PBU message 709 to the LMA / HA 203, and a second entry E2 (PMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BCE 713 of the LMA / HA 203.
- the LMA / HA 203 when the LMA / HA 203 generates the second entry E1 (PMIPv6 cache) in the BCE 713, it can be inferred that both PMIPv6 caches belong to the same MN 200 using the NAI. Accordingly, the LMA / HA 203 instructs the MAG 202 with the PBA message 711 that is a response to the PBU message 209 so that the CMIPv6 BU message 212 shown in FIG. 11 is not transmitted when the MN 200 refers to the external prefix P2. The MAG 202 notifies the MN 200 with an RA / IKEv2 completion message 712. Further, the LMA / HA 203 instructs the MAG 202 with the PBA message 711 to notify the MAG 202 to load balance the flow for the home prefix P1 to the plurality of interfaces If1 and If2.
- the configuration of the LMA / HA 203 is such that the LMA / HA 203 identifies the first and second entries E1 and E2 of the BCE 713 belonging to the same MN 200, and further sends packets addressed to the home prefix P1 to the PMIPv6 cache (second entry) of the external prefix P2. It has been changed to identify that it is routable via E2).
- the LMA / HA 203 notifies the MAG 202 of the home prefix P1 with the PBA message 711 transmitted for the external prefix P2, and the MAG 202 transmits a special option with the RA message 712.
- This special option is a flag for notifying the MN 200 not to transmit the CMIPv6 BU message 212 shown in FIG. 11 when the MN 200 refers to the external prefix P2.
- the important point here is that since the MAG 202 is notified of the home prefix P1 by the PBA message 711, when the packet for the home prefix P1 is routed to the MAG 202, the MAG 202 configured the packet from the external prefix P2. The address can be transferred to the WLAN interface If2.
- the problem of the fifth embodiment will be considered in comparison with the first embodiment.
- the configuration of the MAGs 201 and 202 in the home PMIPv6 domain 204 has been changed.
- the MN 200 may desire that packets for the home prefix P1 (eg, for VoIP with high QoS) come only to the stable 3G cellular interface If1. That is, you may not want to come to both interfaces If1 and If2. If the MN 200 has such a desire, it is useless for the LMA / HA 203 to notify the MAG 202 of the home prefix P1.
- P1 eg, for VoIP with high QoS
- the MN 200 may not desire this signaling optimization service.
- SHIM6 Site Multi-homing by IPv6 Intermediation
- the LMA / HA 203 should ideally perform this signaling optimization only after obtaining some trigger from the MN 200. The reason is that only the MN 200 knows the state (provided protocol) of the MN 200 and the desired content.
- the advantage of the fifth embodiment is that the MN 200 does not need to perform any signaling in the home PMIPv6 domain 204 in order to realize multihoming.
- the MN 200 can receive the packet addressed to the home prefix P1 by all the interfaces If1 and If2.
- a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to the same FIG.
- the MN 200 desires that the packet with the home prefix P1 reaches both the interfaces If1 and If2 (or If2).
- the MN 200 has one home prefix P1 and one HoA for the interfaces If1 and If2.
- the MN 200 notifies the LMA / HA 203 of the home prefix P1, and requests the LMA / HA 203 to notify the MAG 202 related to the external prefix P2 for the home prefix P1. Basically, notification signaling from the MN 200 is required only once.
- the MN 200 notifies the LMA / HA 203 of the home prefix P1, and requests the LMA / HA 203 to notify the MAG 202 connected to another interface If2 of the MN about the home prefix P1.
- This notification message is a new type of explicit mobility signaling message.
- the LMA / HA 203 receives this notification message, the LMA / HA 203 notifies the MAG 202 that the home prefix P1 is a valid prefix.
- the LMA / HA 203 can notify the MAG 202 of the prefixes P1 and P2 when the interface If2 of the MN 200 is attached to the MAG 202.
- the MAG 202 can transfer this information to another MAG to which the interface If2 of the MN 200 is attached (CT). .
- CT interface If2 of the MN 200 is attached
- a packet arriving at the HoA of the home prefix P1 in the LMA / HA 203 is tunneled via the MAG 202. Also, whenever the interface If2 of the MN 200 moves, the LMA / HA 203 transmits a notification message about the home prefix P1. Furthermore, tunneling via MAG 202 is not desirable for highly confidential data flows, but tunneling via MN 200 is possible.
- the main advantage of the sixth embodiment is that the MN 200 does not need to predict that the other interface If2 is attached to the home PMIPv domain 204, and the interface as in the first embodiment. There is no need to transmit the interface identifier of If2. Compared to the first embodiment, in the sixth embodiment, the signaling load coming from the MN 200 can be slightly reduced.
- the seventh embodiment will be described with reference to the same FIG.
- the MN 200 notifies the MAG 202 of the home prefix P1.
- the MAG 202 obtains a verification of the home prefix P1 from the LMA / HA 203.
- the MN 200 has already attached (attached) the interface If1 to the MAG 201, and is referencing the home prefix P1 by the RA message 210.
- the MN 200 notifies the MAG 202 of the home prefix P1 in a tunnel setup message during the initial connection (initial ⁇ attachment) between the WLAN interface If2 and the MAG 202.
- the MAG 202 acquires the information of the home prefix P1
- the MAG 202 transmits the information to the LMA / HA 203 with a PBU message 709.
- the LMA / HA 203 receives the PBU message 709 from the MAG 202, the LMA / HA 203 notifies the MAG 202 that the external prefix P2 and the home prefix P1 are valid prefixes.
- the MN 200 attaches to each MAG in the home PMIPv domain 204 via the WLAN interface If2, the MN 200 transmits the above tunnel setup message to each MAG for verification of the home prefix P1.
- the MAG 202 has obtained confirmation of the home prefix P1 from the LMA / HA 203, this information can be transferred to another MAG via CT.
- each MAG can transfer a home prefix P1 and an external prefix P2 in CT, and all MAGs attached to the WLAN interface If2 of the MN 200 have a valid home prefix P1 and an external prefix P2. . For this reason, the data packet destined for the flow of the home prefix P1 can be tunneled to each MAG connected to the WLAN interface If2.
- signaling is generated in the core network in order to acquire the packet of the home prefix P1 by both the interfaces If1 and If2. For example, signaling that inquires the LMA / HA 203 about the validity of the home prefix P1 and signaling that the MN 200 always forwards the home prefix P1 when the WLAN interface If2 is attached to the home PMIPv domain 204 are added signaling.
- the main advantage of the seventh embodiment is that the MN 200 only needs to notify the MAG of the home prefix P1. This notification is possible with the L2 signal. Therefore, in order to realize the signaling optimization, the signaling load generated from the MN 200 can be reduced as compared with the first embodiment.
- an eighth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the LMA / HA 203 can transmit the flow of the home prefix P1 via the MAG to which the external prefix P2 is given.
- the MAG connected to the interface If2 of the MN 200 has a certain function with respect to the home prefix P1 of the MN 200. This function may be provided directly to the MAG by the LMA / HA 203, or may be given to the first MAG and transferred to the other MAG via CT.
- the MN 200 having a plurality of interfaces If1 and If2 first connects to the home PMIPv domain 202 via both the interfaces If1 and If2.
- the MN 200 first connects to the MAG 201 via the interface If1, and then connects to the MAG 202 via the interface If2.
- the WLAN 206 to which the MN 200 first connects is connected to the Internet 205.
- the home PMIPv domain 202 is similarly connected to the Internet 205.
- the MN 200 When the MN 200 first attaches to the MAG 201 via the interface If1, the MAG 201 transmits a PBU message (not shown) to the LMA / HA 203, and a first entry E1 (PMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BC 813 of the LMA / HA 203. Also, the MN 200 refers to the home prefix P1 from the RA message (not shown).
- the MN 200 triggers the tunnel establishment to the MAG 202 via the interface If2
- the MAG 202 transmits a PBU message (not shown) to the LMA / HA 203, and a second entry E2 (PMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BC 813 of the LMA / HA 203. .
- the LMA / HA 203 can use the first and second entries E1 and E2 to tunnel a packet addressed to the HoA configured from the home prefix P1 to the MAG 202, and the MAG 202 notifies the home prefix P1. Shall be.
- the MN 200 when the MN 200 is still attached to the MAG 201, the WLAN interface If2 is disconnected from the MAG 202 and attached to the MAG 803 of another external PMIPv6 domain 810.
- the MN 200 basically refers to the external prefix, that is, the local breakout prefix, from the LMA / HA 808 of the external PMIPv6 domain 810 via the WLAN interface If2.
- the MN 200 transmits a CMIPv6 BU message 812 to the home LMA / HA 203 via the external PMIPv6 domain 810, and a third entry E3 (CMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BC 813 of the LMA / HA 203.
- CMIPv6 cache third entry E3
- the MN 200 transmits a CMIPv6 BU message 812 with a flag H, and desires the LMA / HA 203 to transmit a packet addressed to the HoA via the WLAN interface If2.
- the WLAN interface If2 is attached to the LMA / HA 808 of the external PMIPv6 domain 810 and the third entry E3 (CMIPv6 cache) is generated in the BC 813 of the LMA / HA 203
- the MAG 202 In some cases, the registration of the second entry E2 is not canceled and remains. In this case, a packet loss occurs. The reason is that the LMA / HA 203 may route the packet using the second entry E2.
- the MN 200 when the MN 200 sends a CMIPv6 BU message 812, it is desirable that the MN 200 attaches a new option to the BU message 812 to notify that the second entry E2 is no longer valid.
- an external prefix P2 can be sent in an option in the BU message 812.
- the MAG function coexists in an access gateway (AGW) located in the wireless access network. Furthermore, when the MN attaches to an unreliable WLAN access network, the MAG function coexists in the ePDG. Further, when the MN attaches via 3G access such as E-UTRAN, UTRAN, and GERAN, the MAG function coexists in the S-GW (Serving Gateway). Furthermore, in the 3GPP architecture, the LMA / HA function coexists in P-GW (Packet data network Gateway).
- AGW access gateway
- the home and away binding is set when the PMIPv6 bearer is set up by the MN to the LMA / HA. Request to generate.
- the ninth embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
- the MN 1003 first attaches to a home domain EPC (evolved packet core) 1000 via the WiMAX interface If2 (and WiMAX access network 1001, MAG1006), and then LTE (long- The term evolution) interface If1, that is, the 3G interface If1 (and the access network 1002 such as UTRAN, LTE, E-UTRAN, MAG1005) is attached to the EPC 1000.
- EPC evolved packet core
- LTE long- The term evolution
- the MN 1003 refers to the prefix P2 managed by the MAG 1006 via the signaling message 1007 after successful authentication by the MAG 1006. Similar to FIG. 15, the mobility of the WiMAX interface If2 is managed by the MIPv6 mechanism. Further, when the MN 1003 starts a process of attaching (attaching) via the WiMAX interface If2, the MN 1003 starts a process of attaching (attaching) using the LTE / 3G interface If1. When the MN 1003 first refers to the prefix P2 via the WiMAX interface If2, the MN 1003 internally predicts and determines the prefix type that will be referred to internally via the LTE / 3G interface If1. Note that the mobility of the prefix P1 referred to via the LTE / 3G interface If1 is managed by the PMIPv6 mechanism.
- the MN 1003 can predict the MIPv6 home prefix P1 to be referred to via the LTE / 3G interface If1 connected to the E-UTRAN access network 1002 based on many factors. As the first factor, as shown in Non-Patent Document 6, MIPv6-BU cannot be executed via the LTE / 3G interface If1, that is, the network-based local mobility management protocol is used. Therefore, the MN 1003 uses the WiMAX interface If2. It may be predicted that the LMA / HA 1004 will always give the home prefix P1 continuously so that the session can continue even if the power is turned off.
- the second factor that contributes to the above prediction is that if the MN 1003 subscribes to only one service type indicated by one APN (Access Point Name) and the WiMAX binding is set up in the LMA / HA 1004, The MN 1003 predicts that the LMA / HA 1004 grants the MIPv6 home prefix P1 via the 3G / LTE interface If1 in order to realize multihoming for the UE 1003.
- APN characterizes certain service types in 3GPP. A detailed description of APN is described in Non-Patent Document 6. When the MN 1003 subscribes to only one PDN, it holds only one APN, so that the LMA / HA 1004 may assign the same MIPv6 prefix when connected via the LTE interface If1. It is reasonable to predict.
- the LMA / HA 1004 may allocate another prefix via the LTE interface If1 in order to access another PDN because it holds a plurality of APNs.
- the P-GW may assign prefixes from different PDNs to different interfaces. That is, in order to realize multihoming, the prefix from PDN1 is assigned via WiMAX interface If2, and the prefix from PDN2 is assigned via 3G interface If1.
- the 3G interface If1 is more real time as a network policy. Since the flow is ideal, there is a case where it is desired to pass the flow from the WiMAX interface If2 to the 3G interface If1 side. When the network wants to pass this flow to the 3G interface If1 side, it is necessary to transmit the MIPv6 prefix as the PMIPv6 prefix via the 3G interface If1. If the MN 1003 knows the above network policy, it can easily be predicted that it will refer to the MIPv6 home prefix P1 via the 3G interface If1.
- the fourth factor that contributes to the above prediction is a policy that is statically configured in the MN 1003.
- the MN 1003 may preconfigure a policy of “I want to make the LTE link the MIPv6 home link” in the HSS (Home Subscription Server).
- the MN 1003 configures this static policy for reasons such as “I want to use real-time flows at the same time”.
- a PDN that provides a real-time service is an IMS (IP Multimedia Service) type. Another reason may be that the MN 1003 desires that LTE access provides better QoS for real-time services and real-time flows come to the 3G interface If1.
- the MN 1003 can use a decision criterion for predicting that “the MIPv6 home prefix P1 will be referenced via the 3G interface If1”.
- MN 1003 completes this decision process, it sends a BU message 1008 to LMA / HA 1004.
- the BU message 1008 for example, new information requesting the LMA / HA 1004 to generate a home and away binding when the PMIPv6 bearer for the MIPV6 home prefix P1 is set up can be embedded.
- information embedded in the BU message 1008 is referred to as a “home binding generation request” or an “H flag generation request”.
- the BU to be transmitted to the LMA / HA 1004 to generate the home and away binding.
- the BU message 1008 including a home binding generation request needs to be transmitted instead of the plurality of BU messages (BU1, BU2) shown in FIG.
- the LMA / HA 1004 processes the “home binding generation request” in the BU message 1008 and transmits a response message or a BA message 1010 to the MN 1003.
- the BA message 1010 notifies the MN 1003 “whether or not to support a request for generating an H flag when the PMIPv6 bearer for the MIPV6 home prefix P1 is set up”.
- the BU message 1008 may also include some information identifying the PMIPv6 bearer in addition to a trigger that generates an H flag when this PMIPv6 bearer is set up. This identification information may be a parameter such as an interface identifier or APN (Access Point Name).
- the signaling message 1008 can be transmitted in a variety of different types, and is disclosed in the embodiments described below.
- the important information embedded in the signaling message 1008 is to inform the LMA / HA 1004 to generate an H flag in the H flag field of the CMIPv6 cache 1608 shown in FIG. 17 when the PMIPv6 bearer for the MIPV6 home prefix P1 is set up. This is a “home binding generation request” to be requested.
- the message 1008 can include information requesting that the MIPv6 home prefix P1 be transmitted as the PMIPv6 prefix via the LTE interface If1 when the LMA / HA 1004 does not have the mechanism. Requesting the MIPv6 home prefix P1 as the PMIPv6 prefix is optional. This request depends on the policy of the MN 1003 regarding whether or not to realize simultaneous binding for the flow of the home prefix P1.
- message 1008 can include other information for realizing home and away binding in the LMA / HA 1004.
- message 1008 may include a trigger to request that LMA / HA 1004 generate a BID value for interface If1 connected to home.
- this BID generation trigger is transmitted in message 1008, the LMA / HA 1004 generates a BID value for the cache of the PMIPv6 bearer connected to the home.
- the LMA / HA 1004 ensures that this BID value is different from the BID value of the interface being handled by the CMIPv6 mechanism. Setting a filtering rule for interface If1 connected to home using the current mechanism by having a BID value generated for interface If1 connected to this home Becomes easier.
- the MN 1003 can describe the BID option in the message 1008. This BID option is used to indicate the BID value of the home binding. Using the BID option, the MN 1003 can describe the BID value of the home binding by itself instead of causing the LMA / HA 1004 to generate the BID value.
- the LMA / HA 1004 processes the message 1008 and waits for the PBU message 1009 for the interface If1 to arrive at the LMA / HA 1004.
- the LMA / HA 1004 generates the CMIPv6 binding in the entry 1608 shown in FIG. 17, but does not yet insert the H flag in the generated CMIPv6 binding.
- the PBU message 1009 for the interface If1 arrives from the MAG 1005
- the LMA / HA 1004 generates a PMIPv6 binding in the entry 1607 shown in FIG. 17, and inserts an H flag in the CMIPv6 binding.
- the MN 1003 can arrive via the interface If1 connected to the home (interface) and the interface If2 connected to the foreign domain (connect).
- the MN 1003 can cause the flow addressed to the MIPv6 home prefix P1 to arrive via all the interfaces If1 and If2, and can realize multihoming.
- the home prefix P1 is advertised with a message 1010 by the MAG 1005 on the LTE access network 1002 side.
- the home prefix P1 is advertised by the MME (Mobility Management Entity) to the MN 1003 that has successfully attached.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- the LTE / 3G interface If1 is booted up while the WiMAX interface If2 is performing a handoff, or both interfaces If1 and If2 are running simultaneously. It is clear that the present invention can also be applied to the case where the mobility is executed.
- the message 1008 includes information regarding home binding (eg, BID option (including HoA in CoA field))
- LMA / HA 1004 applies the information to the generated home binding.
- FIG. 17 shows the structure of a binding cache entry (BCE) 1600 that is relevant only to a specific MN 1003. Since the LMA / HA 1004 has a home agent function and a local mobility anchor function, it is considered that the BCE 1600 generated for the MN 1003 has both a PMIPv6 cache and a CMIPv6 cache. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the BCE 1600 has multiple MN binding cache entries served by the LMA / HA 1004. This binding cache structure is very specific.
- the CMIPv6 entry has priority over the PMIPv6 entry.
- the binding cache is generated using appropriate multihoming parameters such as the H flag and / or BID option as shown in FIG. 17, each CMIPv6 and PMIPv6 binding cache entry 1608, 1607 Have the same priority, the flow destined for the MN 1003 can be routed using either one of the entries 1608 and 1607.
- a first field 1601 in the BCE 1600 shown in FIG. 17 indicates a home network prefix (home prefix) P1 or home address (HoA) related to the MN 1003.
- the home network prefix P1 is generally associated with PMIPv6 binding (1607 in FIG. 17), and the home address (HoA) is generally associated with CMIPv6 binding (1608 in FIG. 17).
- the CMIPv6 binding may also be related to the home network prefix P1.
- the second field 1602 indicates the egress address (MAG CoA) of the MAG 1005 when the field 1602 is generated by the PMIPv6 entry 1607.
- a field 1602 generated by the CMIPv6 entry 1608 indicates a CoA (MN CoA) related to the MN 1003 interface.
- a third field 1603 indicates an interface identifier (IF-ID) of the MN 1003.
- the field 1603 can indicate a MAC address or an interface identifier given to a specific interface.
- the IF-ID field 1603 is essential in the case of PMIPv6 binding, but is not used in the case of CPMIPv6 binding.
- the next field 1604 indicates a network access identifier (NAI) of the MN 1003, and this NAI may be a temporary identifier or a permanent identifier of the MN 1003.
- NAI network access identifier
- the NAI field 1604 is essential in the case of PMIPv6 binding, but is not essential in the case of CPMIPv6 binding.
- the next field 1605 indicates a binding identifier (BID) for a particular binding and is used to identify a particular binding associated with a particular home address.
- BID binding identifier
- the last field 1606 indicates the H flag associated with the CMIPv6 entry 1608.
- the LMA / HA 1004 does not insert the H flag into the H flag field 1606 of the CMIPv6 entry 1608.
- the LMA / HA 1004 waits until the PMIPv6 cache is generated.
- the LMA / HA 1004 inserts the H flag into the H flag field 1606 of the CMIPv6 entry 1608.
- a CMIPv6 request for generating an H flag arrives when a PMIPv6 cache has already been generated, the LMA / HA 1004 generates a CMIPv6 entry 1608 with an H flag.
- the MN 1003 generates the home and away simultaneous registration in the LMA / HA 1004.
- the H flag can be associated with PMIPv6.
- the BID option value in field 1605 may indicate home and away simultaneous registration.
- the packet 1410 shown in FIG. 18A includes fields of an IPv6 header 1411, an authentication header 1412, and a new mobility extension header 1413.
- the fields of the new mobility extension header 1413 indicate a standard field 1414 and an “H flag insertion request”.
- New field 1415 is included.
- a packet 1430 shown in FIG. 18B includes fields of an IPv6 header 1431, an authentication header 1432, and a new mobility extension header 1433.
- the fields of the new mobility extension header 1433 include a standard field 1434, a BID option 1435 field, and “ A new field 1436 indicating “H flag insertion request” is included.
- an IKEv2 message performed when the MN 1003 is connected to the network may be used.
- 18C and 18D the “H flag insertion request” is transmitted in the normal BU header type.
- 18C includes IPv6 header 1421, authentication header 1422, and BU header 1423 fields, and BU header 1423 fields include standard field 1424 and new mobility option 1425 fields.
- the fields of the new mobility option 1425 include an “H flag insertion request” and an interface identifier for identifying the PMIPv6 bearer.
- 18D includes an IPv6 header 1441, an authentication header 1442 and a BU header 1443.
- the BU header 1443 includes a standard field 1444, a BID option 1445 field, and an “H flag insertion request”.
- Each field of the new mobility option 1445 indicating “”.
- the source address in the IPv6 headers 1411, 1421, 1431, 1441 is the CoA of the MN 1003, and the destination address is the address of the LMA / HA 1004 that is the home agent of the MN 1003.
- the “H flag insertion request” may be notified from the MN 1003 to the MAG 1005, which is the proxy node of the MN 1003, using the signal of the L2 frame 307B shown in FIG. 6A in the first embodiment.
- the MN 1003 can use PCO (Protocol Configuration Option).
- the MAG 1005 notifies this “H flag insertion request” to the LMA / HA 1004 with the PCO in the PBU message 1009 or the new option or new flag.
- LMA / HA 1004 refers to this PCO, or a new option or new flag, and inserts an H flag into the CMIPv6 cache when the PMIPv6 bearer for home prefix P1 is set up. Note that a message specific to the access network may be used as the signal.
- the field of the protocol ID 303B in the L2 frame 307B shown in FIG. 6A has a value only when the packet is generated in a layer higher than L2.
- the value of the protocol ID 303B is all 0 when the “H flag insertion request” occurs in L2. However, even if the “H flag insertion request” occurs in L2, the decision to transmit the “H flag insertion request” and the related parameters embedded in the L2 frame 307B must come from L3.
- the “H flag insertion request” is transmitted in the field of information 304B.
- the field of information 304B may carry a BID for CMIPv6 binding.
- the “H flag insertion request” can also be transmitted in a frame structure other than the L2 frame 307B shown in FIG. 6A.
- the MN 1003 may notify the MAG 1005, which is a proxy node of the MN 1003, of a request (BID insertion request) for inserting the BID into the CMIPv6 cache using the L2 frame 307B illustrated in FIG. 6A.
- This BID can be given by the MN 1003 or generated by the MAG 1005.
- the MAG 1005 may associate a special flag in the PBU message 1009 to request the LMA / HA 1004 to use the interface identifier as the BID of the CMIPv6 cache.
- the important point here is that when using the L2 message, the CMIPv6-BU message 1008 sent for the WiMAX interface If2 does not include a trigger to insert the H flag when the PMIPv6 bearer is set up. That is.
- FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a functional architecture 1300 for explaining the configuration of the MN 1003 according to the ninth embodiment.
- the functional architecture 1300 shows all the software, hardware and firmware necessary to prepare the MN 1003.
- the functional architecture 1300 includes three sub modules, specifically, a lower layer protocol module 1301, a layer 3 protocol module 1302, and an upper layer protocol module 1303.
- the lower layer protocol module 1301 includes a plurality of lower layer protocol modules related to the respective interfaces If1 and If2 of the MN 1003.
- the plurality of lower layer protocol modules mainly serve as a link layer control and transmission mechanism.
- Layer 3 (L3) protocol module 1302 has five sub-modules: multihoming support unit 1304, IPv6 routing unit 1305, MIPv6 mobility management unit 1306, H flag generation request unit 1307, and home prefix reference.
- a prediction unit 1308 is included.
- the L3 protocol module 1302 also has an interface (not shown) for exchanging messages between the units 1304 to 1308. Each unit 1304 to 1308 has an associated binding list when necessary.
- the IPv6 routing unit 1305 performs neighbor discovery, address configuration and basic IPv6 routing mechanisms, and the MIPv6 mobility management unit 1306 performs MIPv6 mobility management functions such as binding update and deregistration mechanisms.
- the multihoming support unit 1304 executes a multiple registration function for generating a BID in a BU message and attaching an H flag.
- the H flag generation request unit 1307 has a function of configuring a “home binding generation request” that requests the LMA / HA 1004 to generate an H flag when the PMIPv6 bearer for the home prefix P1 is set up.
- the home prefix reference prediction unit 1308 has a function of predicting the home prefix reference based on many different factors. The prediction of home prefix references has already been explained in detail. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that each unit 1304-1308 requires an appropriate software interface when implemented.
- the upper layer protocol module 1303 has functions of upper layer protocols such as a transport layer and an application layer provided in the MN 1003.
- upper layer protocols such as a transport layer and an application layer provided in the MN 1003.
- step 1100 the operation of the MN 1003 (referred to as UE (User Equipment) in 3GPP) will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.
- the MN 1003 first executes step 1100 to predict whether or not the home prefix P1 may be referred to via the 3G interface If1. Since this prediction process has already been described in detail, it will not be repeated here. If the determination in step 1100 is NO, that is, if the MN 1003 cannot predict with a high probability that the home prefix P1 will be referenced via the 3G interface If1, the process proceeds to step 1101, and normal operation, that is, BU without an H flag is performed. Send a message. In step 1101, a normal BU message for the WiMAX interface If2 is transmitted without attaching parameters related to multihoming and without embedding new options.
- step 1100 determines whether the “home binding generation request” is added to the home agent (LMA / HA) 1004, and the home prefix P 1.
- the MN 1003 transmits the new BU message 1008 (that is, including a new option) in step 1102, and then waits for an ACK signal (BA message 1010) as a response from the HA.
- the MN 1003 When the MN 1003 receives the ACK signal, the MN 1003 checks the ACK signal to check whether there is a “response that the LMA / HA 1004 sets the H flag when the PMIPv6 bearer for the home prefix P1 is set up”. (Step 1103). When the HA sets the H flag (YES in step 1103), the MN 1003 refers to the home message P1 via the LTE interface If1 and sends the BU message with the H flag (909 shown in FIG. 15) to the LMA / It is determined not to transmit to the HA 1004 (step 1104).
- step 1103 means that the LMA / HA 1004 does not accept the BU message 1008 sent by the MN 1003 in step 1102, or the LMA / HA 1004 does not want to assign the MIPv6 home prefix P1 via the LTE interface If1. Is the case. In this case, the MN 1003 returns to the normal operation and waits until the home prefix P1 is referred to. When the reference is made, the BU message (909 shown in FIG. 15) with the H flag set is transmitted to the HA. (Step 1105).
- the LMA / HA 1004 is a first step 1500 where the received message requests a new type of message (BU message 1008, below) to request that the H flag be inserted when the PMIPv6 binding for the home prefix P1 is generated. ("H flag insertion request message"). If NO in step 1500, the LMA / HA 1004 performs processing of other standard signaling messages such as PBU or BU messages in step 1501 as normal operation.
- BU message 1008 new type of message
- step 1500 the LMA / HA 1004 checks in step 1502 whether the PMIPv6 binding (entry 1607) has been set up when the H flag insertion request message arrives. If NO in step 1502, the process proceeds to step 1503. In this case, the CMIPv6 binding (entry 1608) was generated first, but it is considered that the H flag is inserted when the PMIPv6 bearer of the LMA / HA 1004 is set up. Therefore, the LMA / HA 1004 routes the packet using the CMIPv6 binding in the entry 1608 in step 1503.
- LMA / HA 1004 since the PMIPv6 bearer of LMA / HA 1004 has already been set up, LMA / HA 1004 generates a CMIPv6 cache with an H flag in entry 1608 in step 1504.
- FIG. 22 assumes a system in which a chain (Chained Scenario) is formed between 3GGP networks.
- an S-GW (Serving GateWay) 1206 in an EPC (VPLMN) 1201 that is an external domain operates as a mobility management anchor in the middle of a route with respect to the MN (UE 1200).
- the ePDG 1207 which is a MAG that attaches to the UE 1200, transmits a binding parameter related to the address of the P-GW (Packet data network GateWay) 1205 to the S-GW 1206, which is a mobility management anchor in the middle of the route.
- the S-GW 1206 transmits the received binding parameter to the P-GW 1205, and generates a PMIPv6 binding to the P-GW 1205.
- 3GGP implements mobility management using the above-described chain architecture, particularly when UE 1200 is located in VPLMN 1202 and the node that manages the prefix is P-GW 1205 located in HPLMN 1201. If there is no mobility management anchor along the path, a new PMIPv6-BU message must be transferred from the VPLMN 1202 to the HPLMN 1201 each time the UE connects to the MAG, thus incurring a handoff delay.
- the S-GW 1206 does not need to send a binding parameter to the P-GW 1205 and is located in the VPLMN 1201
- the S-GW 1206 does not need to send a binding parameter to the P-GW 1205 and is located in the VPLMN 1201
- the 3GGP chain system will be described in detail.
- the main purpose in this scenario is to show that the home prefix P1 is delayed in a very realistic network architecture of 3GGP.
- UE 1200 is connected to EPC (Evolved Packet Core) 1201 which is a 3GPP core network and HPLMN (Home Public Land Mobile Mobile Network) of UE 1200 via two WiMAX interfaces I and a WLAN interface. )is doing. Further, it is conceivable that the UE 1200 configures the P-GW 1205 of the EPC 1201 as a home agent.
- EPC Evolved Packet Core
- the UE 1200 is connected via a WiMAX access network 1204 with a WiMAX interface and attached via an EPC 1202 whose WLAN interface is a WLAN access network 1203 and a VPLMN (visited public public mobile mobile network).
- the WLAN interface is connected to the 3GPP chain architecture.
- the mobility of the WiMAX interface is managed by the MIPv6 mechanism, and the mobility of the WLAN interface is managed by the PMIPv6 mechanism.
- UE 1200 wants to realize multihoming by simultaneous connection.
- the UE 1200 attaches a prefix advertisement message 1209 to the prefix P2 routed to the access gateway (AGW) 1208 to configure CoA after the completion of access authentication. Get in. Furthermore, it is assumed that the UE 1200 starts a process for attaching via the WLAN interface. However, after successful WLAN access connection authentication and authorization authentication, the ePDG 1207 on the VPLMN 1202 side sends a binding parameter to the S-GW 1206 (signaling message 1211), and the S-GW 1206 further receives PMIPv6. The binding is transmitted to the P-GW 1205 on the HPLMN 1201 side (PBU message 1212).
- PBU message 1212 PBU message 1212
- the UE 1200 when the UE 1200 predicts that the home prefix P1 may be referred to via the WLAN interface, the UE 1200 transmits a BU message 1210 including a “home binding generation request” to the P-GW 1205.
- the P-GW 1205 first generates a CMIPv6 cache without an H flag by referring to the BU message 1210, and inserts the H flag into the CMIPv6 cache when receiving the PBU message 1212 from the S-GW 1212.
- the P-GW 1205 can generate the home and away binding of the UE 1200 when it first receives the BU message 1210 from the UE 1200 before the PBU message 1212 from the S-GW 1212. It is.
- the LTE interface is first connected (connected) to the MAG 1705 via the LTE access network 1702, and then connected to another MAG 1707 by the movement of the MN 1703. Further, the MN 1703 is connected to the MAG 1705 and the MAG 1707 via the 3G LTE access network 1702.
- the MN 1703 generates a CoA using the prefix P2 given in the router advertisement message 1708 from the MAG 1706 on the WiMAX side before referring to the home prefix P1 in the message 1711 from the MAG 1705 before handoff.
- a “home binding generation request” is transmitted to the LMA / HA 1704 with a BU message 1709.
- PMIPv6-PBU message 1710 (PBU1) from the MAG 1705 before handoff arrives at the LMA / HA 1704, an H flag is inserted into the CMIPv6 binding cache in the LMA / HA 1704.
- the BU message 1709 including the “home binding generation request” does not delete the home and away registration even if the handoff PMIPv6-PBU message 1712 (PBU2) does not include multihoming parameters such as BID and H flag. New information to notify the LMA / HA 1704.
- the PMIPv6-PBU message 1712 (PBU2) does not overwrite the home and away state in the LMA / HA 1704, and does not overwrite the home and away state. Do not delete registration.
- the home and away state can be deleted only when the MN 1703 indicates to the LMA / HA 1704 to cancel the registration of the interface connected to the home or the outside.
- the deregistration of the interface connected to the home is performed by the PMIPv6 mechanism, and the deregistration of the interface connected to the outside is performed by the CMIPv6 mechanism.
- Information on simultaneous home and away connection can be transmitted to a new MAG 1707 after handoff as a new trigger.
- an L2-specific message or an L3-specific message such as a message related to neighbor search can be used.
- MAG 1707 sends this information to LMA / HA 1704 in a handoff PBU message 1712 (PBU2).
- PBU2 handoff PBU message 1712
- each functional block used in the description of the above embodiment is typically realized as an LSI which is an integrated circuit. These may be individually made into one chip, or may be made into one chip so as to include a part or all of them.
- the name used here is LSI, but it may also be called IC, system LSI, super LSI, or ultra LSI depending on the degree of integration.
- the method of circuit integration is not limited to LSI's, and implementation using dedicated circuitry or general purpose processors is also possible.
- An FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
- a reconfigurable processor that can reconfigure the connection and setting of circuit cells inside the LSI may be used.
- the home agent has a lifetime of the first proxy binding cache for the first interface.
- the client-based binding cache for the second interface is deleted when it expires.
- a first proxy binding cache for the first interface is provided to the home agent. After being registered, the mobile node sends a request message to the home agent to generate and maintain a client-based binding cache for the second interface; If the second proxy binding cache for the second interface is registered after the home agent receives the request message, the home agent is associated with the first and registered second proxy binding cache.
- the present invention has an effect that when a mobile node having a plurality of interfaces roams in a home domain, signaling when generating and managing a client-based binding cache in a home agent can be reduced. It can be used when the home domain is a 3G PMIPv6 domain or the like. In addition, the present invention has an effect of reducing signaling of binding registration when a mobile node having a plurality of interfaces is simultaneously connected to a home link and an external link. It can be used in the case of a PMIPv6 domain.
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本発明はまた、前記バインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおけるホームエージェント及びモバイルノードに関する。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持するステップとを、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムであって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録する手段と、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録する手段と、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持する手段とを、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記ホームエージェントであって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持する手段とを、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記モバイルノードであって、
前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録される際に、前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用の第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持するよう要求するメッセージを送信する手段を、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合、前記モバイルノードが、前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームエージェントに登録される際に、前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持するよう要求するメッセージを送信するバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記ホームエージェントであって、
前記要求メッセージを受信した後、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録した場合に、前記第1及び前記登録した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記要求メッセージを再度送信しないように通知する手段を、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記ホームエージェントが前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを通常時より長い存続期間の間、前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持するよう要求するステップとを、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記ホームエージェントが前記登録した第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するよう要求するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記要求されたクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して通常時より長い存続期間を設定するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して、前記存続期間の間、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュをリフレッシュしないよう通知するステップとを、
有する構成とした。
ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されたときに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を送信しないよう通知するとともに、前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連するクライアントベースのルーティングを実行するステップとを、
有する構成とした。
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするよう要求するステップと、
前記第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードの代理ノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記フラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするステップとを、
有する構成とした。
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするよう要求する手段と、
前記第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードの代理ノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記ホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットする手段とを、
有する構成とした。
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするよう要求する手段を、
有する構成とした。
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットする要求を受信する手段と、
前記第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記ホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットする手段とを、
有する構成とした。
第1の実施の形態の概要について説明すると、複数のインタフェースを有するMNは、ある1つのインタフェースを介してホームプリフィックスを参照すると、MNのHAであるLMA(以下、ホームLMA/HA)が位置するホームPMIPv6ドメインに接続(connection)中であると判断し、また、他のインタフェースがこれから同じホームPMIPv6ドメインに接続(connect)するものと予測する。MNは、このように予測した後に、他のインタフェースが同じホームPMIPv6ドメインに接続(connect)した場合、外部プリフィックスを参照した他のインタフェースのためのCMIPv6バインディングを生成して維持管理するようにホームLMA/HAに要求する。本発明の主要な目的は、MNがホームPMIPv6ドメイン内で外部プリフィックスを参照したすべてのインタフェースに対して、ホームの利点とアウェイの利点をMNが同時に取得することであり、MNがクライアントベースのBU登録をホームLMA/HAに継続して行わないことにある。
図1は第1の実施の形態が想定する通信システムを示す構成図である。ここで、図1に示すMN10A、10Bは同じMN10が移動したことを示す。MN10は複数のインタフェースとして3GセルラインタフェースIf1とWLANインタフェースIf2を有し、図1では、MN10AはWLAN30に位置していてWLANインタフェースIf2がMAG/ePDG20に接続されている状態を示し、MN10BはWLAN31に位置していてWLANインタフェースIf2がMAG/ePDG21に接続されている状態を示す。なお、MN10の複数のインタフェースは、セルラインタフェース(3G、3.9G、4G以降などの3GPP等の携帯電話に関する標準化団体で規定されるセルラインタフェース)やIEEE802やWiFiなどで規定されるWLANインタフェースに限らず、WiMAXインタフェースやBluetoothインタフェースなどでもよい。なお以下では、セルラインタフェースを3Gセルラインタフェース、サービングゲートウェイを3Gサービングゲートウェイと記述しているが、これらは3Gに限らない。
図2は第1の実施の形態が想定する他のシステムとして、WLAN30、31が連続して配置されていない場合を示す。この意味は、WLAN30、31の各セルがお互いに隣接していないということであり、MN10がこのネットワーク100を移動したときにWLANインタフェースIf2がアクティブモードとアイドルモードの間で切り替えが起きる状態になるということである。他の想定は図1と同じであるので、詳細な説明を省略する。ここで、MN10A、10B、10C、10Dは同じMN10であって、MN10が10A→10B→10C→10Dの順番で以下の位置に移動することを示す。また、以下の第1~第4の位置では、MN10の3GセルラインタフェースIf1は安定しており、3GセルラインタフェースIf1のハンドオフはないものとする。
・MN10A:WLAN30に入るとき(第1の位置)
・MN10B:WLAN30から出るとき(第2の位置)
・MN10C:WLAN31に入るとき(第3の位置)
・MN10D:WLAN31から出るとき(第4の位置)
図3は第1の実施の形態に係るメッセージシーケンス(1)~(11)を示し、図4はLMA/HA40におけるバインディングキャッシュ(BC)213aを示す。MN10は3GセルラインタフェースIf1及びWLANインタフェースIf2の2つのインタフェースを有する。まず、MN10は3GセルラインタフェースIf1を介して、1つのLMA/HA40を有するホームMIPv6ドメイン(ネットワーク100)に接続(connect)する。LMA/HA40はまた、ホームPDNゲートウェイとも呼ばれる。MN10は別のデータパケット・ネットワークに接続(connect)しているCN60と通信している。MN10はインタフェースIf1、If2の両方に対して、1つのホームプリフィックスP1と1つのHoAを有し、CN60はデータパケットをMN10のHoAあてに送信する。MN10はそのデータパケットをインタフェースIf1、If2の両方を使用して受け取りたい。
(3)次いで、MAG22はRAメッセージ307を送信し、MN10は、RAメッセージ307内のMN10のホームMIPv6プリフィックスP1を参照する。
MN10は、ホームMIPv6プリフィックスP1を参照してこのドメインがホームMIPv6ドメインであることを知得すると、MN10の他のインタフェース(WLANインタフェースIf2)が更にこの同じホームMIPv6ドメイン100及びLMA/HA40に接続(connect)する可能性が高いことを予測する。MN10はこのように予測すると、本発明に係るCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308を、MAG22(及びインタフェースIf1)を介してLMA/HA40に送信する。
さらに、MN10のWLANインタフェースIf2がMAG20及びLMA/HA40との接続が完了した後に、別途CMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求を、BUメッセージ等を用いてIf2から送信してもよい。これにより、最初に1回だけBUメッセージを送信すれば、以後CMIPv6キャッシュを更新するためのBUメッセージを送信する必要がなくなる。さらには、上記BUメッセージを送信する前にLMA/HA40との間で行うSA確立手続き(IKEv2)の中でCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理を要求してもよい。なお、使用するIKEv2メッセージとしては、IKE_AUTHリクエストメッセージや、IKE_SA_INITメッセージなどが望ましい。
・HoA(ホームプリフィックスP1)と、
・CoA(外部プリフィックスP2+インタフェース識別子If2-ID)と、
・BIDと、
・存続期間3(=第1のPMIPv6バインディングの存続期間1)より成る。
(6)MAG20は不図示のAAAサーバに問い合わせてMN10が資格認証(authorize)されると、LMA/HA40とのPBU/PBAckシグナリング310を実行して、インタフェースIf2及び外部プリフィックスP2のPMIPv6ルーティングステートを生成する。
(9)次いでIKEv2手順が完了してIKEv2完了メッセージ(IKEv2 IP address/Prefix assignment)313がMAG20からMN10に送信されて外部プリフィックスP2がMN10に通知される。MN10はIKEv2完了メッセージ313を受信すると、WLANインタフェースIf2あてのパケットを取得するためのCMIPv6のBUメッセージ212を送信する必要はなく、LMA/HA40がWLANインタフェースIf2用のCMIPv6バインディングを生成し、パケットがWLANインタフェースIf2に到着する。
図4に示すように、第3のエントリE3(CMIPv6キャッシュの存続期間3)は、第2のエントリE2の存続期間2に関係なく、第1のエントリE1の存続期間1を用いて維持されて存続期間1が満了すると削除される。MN10のWLANインタフェースIf2が、WLAN30、31の連続していない小さなセルに接続(connect)する場合、WLANインタフェースIf2がハンドオフしてWLAN30、31の配下にないことが多く発生する。この場合、WLANインタフェースIf2のCMIPv6キャッシュが3GセルラインタフェースIf1のPMIPv6キャッシュの存続期間1に基づいて維持されることが有益である。その理由は、LMA/HA40がWLANインタフェースIf2のCMIPv6キャッシュを頻繁に生成する必要がないからである。ここで重要な点は、3Gセル(ホームPMIPvドメイン100)がWLAN30、31よりかなり大きく、3GセルラインタフェースIf1が頻繁にハンドオフしないことにある。
以下に、第1の実施の形態による利点について考察する。第1の利点として、LMA/HA40がCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308に応答してCMIPv6バインディングキャッシュを生成して、MN10によりリフレッシュされることなく維持管理するので、MN10は、CMIPv6登録メッセージを送信する必要がなくなり、さらにLMA/HA40は、CMIPv6バインディングを用いてデータパケットをルーティングするためには、PMIPv6バインディングキャッシュをサーチすることが必要であると知得することができる。LMA/HA40がCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308を受信してCMIPv6バインディングキャッシュを生成するとき、LMA/HA40は、パケットをどのようにルーティングするかを示す別のパラメータをBC213aに挿入することもできる。これにより、LMA/HA40がCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308を受信しないで、CMIPv6バインディングキャッシュを使用してパケットをどのようにルーティングするかを識別する必要がある場合と比較して、LMA/HA40の処理の負荷を減少させることができる。
図5は別の3つの形態のCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ306A、(307A1、307A2)、(308A1、308A2)を示す。MN10はまず、3GインタフェースIf1経由でホームMIPv6ドメイン100に接続(attach)してホームプリフィックスP1を参照した場合、前述したようにMN10が、LMA/HA40からの外部プリフィックスP2を参照したWLANインタフェースIf2のCMIPv6バインディング・キャッシュを生成・維持管理するようLMA/HA40に要求するには種々の形式のシグナリングを実行できる。
メッセージ308の詳細な3つの構成例を図6A、図6B、図6Cを参照して説明する。
(a)図6Aに示すフレーム307Bは、メッセージ308がL2メッセージ307Aである場合のフレーム構造を示し、先頭から順次、開始フラグ(Flag)300Bと、アドレス(Address)301Bと、制御(Control)302Bと、プロトコルID(Protocol ID)303Bと、情報(Information)304Bと、FCS(Frame Check Sequence)305Bと終了フラグ(Flag)306Bの各フィールドにより構成されている。
次に、図7を参照してMN10の動作を更に詳しく説明する。複数のインタフェースIfを有するMN10は、まず、あるインタフェースIf経由であるネットワーク・エンティティに接続(attach)すると、PMIPv6ドメインに接続(attach)しているか否かをチェックする(ステップ400)。もしNOであれば、通常のCMIPv6動作を実行する(ステップ402)。ステップ400でYESの場合には、PMIPv6ドメインからそのインタフェースIfに対して与えられたプリフィックスがホームプリフィックスP1か否かをチェックし、更にこのホームプリフィックスP1を知得しているか否かをチェックする(ステップ401)。もしYESの場合には、すべてのインタフェース識別子付きのCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308をLMA/HA40に送信する(ステップ403)。
次に図8を参照してLMA/HA40の動作を更に詳しく説明する。LMA/HA40は、まず、パケットを受信すると、その受信パケットがMN10からのシグナリング・パケットか否かをチェックする(ステップ500)。もしYESであれば、その受信パケットがCMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308か否かをチェックする(ステップ501)。もしNOであれば、標準のCMIPv6の動作で受信パケットを処理する(ステップ503)。ステップ501でYESの場合には、CMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308に対してAckメッセージを送信し、また、CMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308内のインタフェース識別子If-IDとBIDを一時的に保持する(ステップ502)。
次に図9を参照してMN10の構成について詳しく説明する。図9はMN10のハードウエア、ソフトウエア及びファームウエアを機能的に示すブロック図である。MN10の機能は、概略的にはレイヤ3プロトコル・モジュール402Aと、レイヤ3より上位のレイヤ(層)のプロトコルを実行する上位層プロトコル・モジュール401Aと、レイヤ3より下位の層のプロトコルを実行する下位層プロトコル・モジュール408Aにより構成される。下位層プロトコル・モジュール408Aは、MN10の各インタフェースIfに関連する複数の層のプロトコル・モジュールにより構成され、下位層プロトコル・モジュール408Aの機能は、主にデータリンク層の制御及び伝送のメカニズムに関連している。
次に図10を参照してLMA/HA40の構成について詳しく説明する。図10はLMA/HA40を機能的に示すブロック図である。LMA/HA40は概略的には、ルーティング層すなわちレイヤ3プロトコル・モジュール501Aと、レイヤ3より下位の層のプロトコルを実行する下位層プロトコル・モジュール511Aの2つの機能エンティティにより構成される。なお、図示されていないが、モジュール501A、502Aの間には適切なインタフェースが存在する。レイヤ3プロトコル・モジュール501Aは4つのサブ・モジュールとして、IPv6ルーティング・モジュール502Aと、Monami6ルーティング・モジュール503Aと、PMIPv6ルーティング・モジュール504Aと、シグナリング最適化サポート・モジュール505Aを有する。
次に、図11を参照して第2の実施の形態について説明する。図11に示すネットワークでは、CMIPv6キャッシュ生成・維持管理要求メッセージ308の代わりに、CMIPv6のBUメッセージ送信停止要求シグナル615が追加されていることを除いて同じである。以下、図11に示した構成部材及びシグナルを簡単に繰り返して説明する。図11に示すネットワークでは、複数のインタフェース(3GセルラインタフェースIf1及びWLANインタフェースIf2)を有するMN200がインタフェースIf1、If2の両方を介してホームPMIPv6ネットワーク(ドメイン)204に接続(connect)されている。このとき、3GセルラインタフェースIf1は、ホームPMIPv6ネットワーク204のMAG201を介してLMA/HA203に接続(connect)され、また、WLANインタフェースIf2は、WLAN206のAR207と、ホームPMIPv6ネットワーク204のMAG202を介してLMA/HA203に接続(connect)されている。さらに、WLAN206はインタネット205に接続(connect)され、また、MN200は、インタネット205に接続(connect)されているCN214との間で通信している。
次に、前述した図11を参照して第3の実施の形態について説明する。ここで、図11において、MN200がWLANインタフェースIf2を経由してホームPMIPv6ドメイン204に接続(connect)していることを知得しているものとする。その情報は、MN200がWLAN206のビーコンを参照して、MAG202がLMA/HA203とのトンネルを確立していることをMAG202から取得することができる。MN200は上記の情報から、CMIPv6のBUのシグナリング最適化を実行できるものと知得し、CMIPv6のBUメッセージ212をLMA/HA203に送信する。ここで、このBUメッセージ212は、LMA/HA203に接続(attach)した各インタフェースIf1、If2のBIDを含み、また、それらに非常に長い存続期間を記述する。第3の実施の形態のポイントは、MN200が非常に長い存続期間、接続(attach)した場合、MN200がBUをリフレッシュする必要がないことである。
さらに、同じ図11を参照して第4の実施の形態について説明する。第4の実施の形態では、LMA/HA203は、CMIPv6のBUメッセージ212をMN200から受信した場合に第2の実施の形態のシグナリング最適化を実行できるものと推論すると、BUメッセージ212の応答として、CMIPv6のBUメッセージ送信停止要求シグナル615の代わりに、非常に長い存続期間を記述したバインディング確認(BA)メッセージ(不図示)をMN200に送り返す。MN200は、このBAメッセージ内の存続期間が満了するまで新しいBUメッセージ212をLMA/HA203に送信しない。
次に図12を参照して第5の実施の形態について説明する。図12において、MN200、MAG201、202、LMA/HA203、ホームPMIPv6ドメイン204、インタネット205、WLAN206及びCN214は図11と同じであるが、図11で示したCMIPv6のBUメッセージ212とBC713内の第3のエントリE3がない。
同じ図12を参照して第6の実施の形態について説明する。第6の実施の形態では、MN200がホームプリフィックスP1のパケットがインタフェースIf1、If2の両方(又はIf2)に届くことを希望するものとする。ただし、MN200はインタフェースIf1、If2に対して1つのホームプリフィックスP1と1つのHoAを有するものとする。MN200はホームプリフィックスP1をLMA/HA203に通知し、また、LMA/HA203に対して、ホームプリフィックスP1についての外部プリフィックスP2に関連するMAG202を通知するよう要求する。基本的に、そのMN200からの通知シグナリングは1回のみ必要である。
同じ図12を参照して第7の実施の形態について説明する。第7の実施の形態では、MN200がホームプリフィックスP1のパケットがインタフェースIf1、If2の両方(又はIf2)に届くことを希望するものとし、このため、MN200がホームプリフィックスP1をMAG202に通知する。MAG202はLMA/HA203からホームプリフィックスP1の証明(verification)を取得する。
次に図13を参照して第8の実施の形態について説明する。第8の実施の形態では、MN200が外部PMIPv6ドメイン810をローミングしているときのHoAあてのパケットロスを防止する方法について説明する。ここでの想定では基本的に、LMA/HA203は、ホームプリフィックスP1のフローを、外部プリフィックスP2が与えられたMAG経由で送信できるものとする。また、基本的に、MN200のインタフェースIf2に接続(connect)したMAGは、MN200のホームプリフィックスP1に関してある機能を有するものとする。この機能は、LMA/HA203によりそのMAGに直接に提供してもよく、又は、最初にあるMAGに与えられて他のMAGにはCTで転送してもよい。
第9の実施の形態では、図15に示す二重登録(BU1、BU2)の問題を解決するために、MNがLMA/HAに対し、PMIPv6ベアラがセットアップされるときにホームアンドアウェイ・バインディングを生成するよう要求する。図16~図23を参照して第9の実施の形態について詳しく説明する。図16に示す想定では、MN1003は最初に、WiMAXインタフェースIf2(及びWiMAXアクセスネットワーク1001、MAG1006)経由で、ホームドメインであるEPC(evolved packet core)1000に接続(attach)し、次いでLTE(long-term evolution)インタフェースIf1すなわち3GインタフェースIf1(及びUTRAN、LTE、E-UTRANなどのアクセスネットワーク1002、MAG1005)経由でEPC1000に接続(attach)するものとする。
次に、図17を参照して、MN1003が「Hフラグ挿入要求」をLMA/HA1004に送信する場合に、LMA/HA1004において生成されるバインディングキャッシュの構造について説明する。図17は、特定のMN1003のみに関連するバインディング・キャッシュ・エントリ(BCE)1600の構造を示す。LMA/HA1004は、ホームエージェント機能とローカル・モビリティ・アンカー機能を有するので、MN1003のために生成されるBCE1600は、PMIPv6キャッシュとCMIPv6キャッシュの両方を有することが考えられる。なお、当業者であれば、BCE1600は、LMA/HA1004がサービスする多数のMNのバインディング・キャッシュ・エントリを有することは明らかである。このバインディングキャッシュの構造は、非常に特有である。
本実施の形態で説明した「ホームバインディング生成要求」を送信する方法としては、種々の方法がある。前述した実施の形態では、ホームプリフィックスP1用のPMIPv6ベアラがセットアップされるときにHフラグをCMIPv6キャッシュに挿入することをLMA/HA1004に指示するための「ホームバインディング生成要求」は、BUメッセージ1008内の新しいオプションで行うことを記載したが、多くの変形例が考えられる。以下、詳細に説明する。
図19は、第9の実施の形態におけるMN1003の構成を説明するための機能的アーキテクチャ1300を示すブロック図である。機能的アーキテクチャ1300は、MN1003に備えるのに必要な全てのソフトウエア、ハードウエア及びファームウエアを示す。機能的アーキテクチャ1300は、3つのサブ・モジュールにより構成され、具体的には下位層プロトコル・モジュール1301と、レイヤ3プロトコル・モジュール1302と上位層プロトコル・モジュール1303により構成される。
次に、図20に示すフローチャートを参照して、MN1003(3GPPではUE(User Equipment)と呼ばれる)の動作を説明する。MN1003はまず、ステップ1100を実行して、ホームプリフィックスP1を3GインタフェースIf1経由で参照するかもしれないか否かを予測する。この予測処理については、既に詳しく説明したので、ここでは繰り返して説明しない。ステップ1100における判断がNOの場合、すなわちMN1003は、ホームプリフィックスP1を3GインタフェースIf1経由で参照することを高い確率で予測できない場合には、ステップ1101に進み、通常の動作、すなわちHフラグなしのBUメッセージを送信する。ステップ1101では、マルチホーミングに関するパラメータも添付せず、また、新しいオプションも埋め込まないWiMAXインタフェースIf2用の通常のBUメッセージを送信する。
次に、図21を参照してLMA/HA1004の処理について説明する。なお、第9の実施の形態のLMA/HA1004の構成については示されていないが、その機能的な構成は、第1の実施の形態における図10とほぼ同じであるので、図示を省略する。図21において、LMA/HA1004は第1ステップ1500では、受信したメッセージが、ホームプリフィックスP1用のPMIPv6バインディングが生成されるときにHフラグを挿入するよう要求する新しいタイプのメッセージ(BUメッセージ1008、以下では「Hフラグ挿入要求メッセージ」)か否かをチェックする。ステップ1500においてNOの場合には、LMA/HA1004はステップ1501において、通常の動作としてPBU又はBUのメッセージのような他の標準のシグナリング・メッセージの処理を実行する。
図22は、3GGPネットワーク間でチェーン(Chained Scenario)が形成されているとなっている場合のシステムを想定している。この3GGPチェーンのシステムでは、外部ドメインであるEPC(VPLMN)1201におけるS-GW(Serving GateWay)1206がMN(UE1200)に対して、経路途中のモビリティ管理アンカーとして動作する。この想定では、UE1200に接続(attach)するMAGであるePDG1207が、P-GW(Packet data network GateWay)1205のアドレスと関連するバインディング・パラメータを、経路途中のモビリティ管理アンカーであるS-GW1206に送信する。さらに、S-GW1206は、受信したバインディング・パラメータをP-GW1205に送信して、PMIPv6バインディングをP-GW1205に生成する。
上記のホームアンドアウェイの同時登録の想定では、CMIPv6バインディングとPMIPv6バインディングが同時に行われなければならない。次に、変形例として、「ホームバインディング生成要求」が、ホームに接続(connect)しているインタフェースのハンドオフを取り扱う場合について説明する。ここで、外部に接続(connect)しているインタフェースは、未だ同じアクセスルータに接続(connect)している。図23を参照して詳しく説明する。MN1703は2つのインタフェースを有し、例えばWiMAXインタフェースは、WiMAXアクセスネットワーク1701経由でMAG1706に接続(connect)していることが考えられる。ここで、LTEインタフェースは、LTEアクセスネットワーク1702経由で最初はMAG1705に接続(connect)し、次にMN1703の移動により別のMAG1707に接続(connect)するものとする。さらにMN1703は、3GのLTEアクセスネットワーク1702により、MAG1705とMAG1707に接続(connect)するものとする。
(1)請求項1に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法、又は請求項5に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおいて、前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュの存続期間が満了した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを削除することを特徴とする。
(2)請求項1又は2に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法、又は請求項5又は6に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおいて、前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームエージェントに登録された後に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持する要求メッセージを送信し、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記要求メッセージを受信した後、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記第1及び登録された第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記要求メッセージを再度送信しないように通知することを特徴とする。
(3)請求項1又は2に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法、又は請求項5又は6に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおいて、前記ホームエージェントが、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するプロキシ・バインディング・アップデートメッセージを受信した場合に前記第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記第1及び前記生成した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記モバイルノードに対して前記クライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録する要求メッセージを送信しないように通知することを特徴とする。
(4)請求項16に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法において、前記ホームドメインの各プロキシノードの間で、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するための情報を転送することを特徴とする。
(5)請求項1から4、及び14から17までのいずれか1つに記載のバインディングキャッシ生成方法において、前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインから外部ドメインにローミングした場合に、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を前記外部ドメインを経由して前記ホームエージェントに通知することを特徴とする。
また本発明は、複数のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードがホームリンクと外部リンクに同時に接続(connect)しているときのバインディング登録のシグナリングを減少することができるという効果を有し、ホームドメインが3GのPMIPv6ドメインなどの場合に利用することができる。
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- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持するステップとを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。 - 前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュの存続期間が満了した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを削除することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- 前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームエージェントに登録された後に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持する要求メッセージを送信し、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記要求メッセージを受信した後、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用の第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記登録された第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記要求メッセージを再度送信しないように通知することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。 - 前記ホームエージェントが、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するプロキシ・バインディング・アップデートメッセージを受信した場合に前記第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記第1及び前記生成した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記モバイルノードに対して前記クライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録する要求メッセージを送信しないように通知することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムであって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録する手段と、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録する手段と、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持する手段とを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成システム。 - 前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュの存続期間が満了した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを削除することを特徴とする請求項5に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システム。
- 前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームエージェントに登録された後に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持する要求メッセージを送信し、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記要求メッセージを受信した後、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記第1及び前記登録された第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記要求メッセージを再度送信しないように通知することを特徴とする請求項5に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システム。 - 前記ホームエージェントが、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するプロキシ・バインディング・アップデートメッセージを受信した場合に前記第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記第1及び前記生成した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記モバイルノードに対して前記クライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録する要求メッセージを送信しないように通知することを特徴とする請求項5に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システム。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記ホームエージェントであって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持する手段とを、
有するホームエージェント。 - 前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュの存続期間が満了した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを削除することを特徴とする請求項9に記載のホームエージェント。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記モバイルノードであって、
前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録される際に、前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用の第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持するよう要求するメッセージを送信する手段を、
有するモバイルノード。 - ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合、前記モバイルノードが、前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが前記ホームエージェントに登録される際に、前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに対して、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用の第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して維持するよう要求するメッセージを送信するバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記ホームエージェントであって、
前記要求メッセージを受信した後、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録した場合に、前記第1及び前記登録した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記要求メッセージを再度送信しないように通知する手段を、
有するホームエージェント。 - 前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するプロキシ・バインディング・アップデートメッセージを受信した場合に前記第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記第1及び前記生成した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記モバイルノードに対して前記クライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録する要求メッセージを送信しないように通知することを特徴とする請求項9に記載のホームエージェント。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記ホームエージェントが前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを通常時より長い存続期間の間、前記モバイルノードによりリフレッシュされることなく維持するよう要求するステップとを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。 - ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記ホームエージェントが前記登録した第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するよう要求するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記要求されたクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して通常時より長い存続期間を設定するとともに、前記モバイルノードに対して、前記存続期間の間、前記生成したクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュをリフレッシュしないよう通知するステップとを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。 - ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードが前記ホームドメイン内をローミングする場合のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記モバイルノードの第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第1のインタフェース用の第1のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームドメインのホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記モバイルノードの第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを前記ホームエージェントに登録するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されたときに、前記モバイルノードに対して前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を送信しないよう通知するとともに、前記第1及び第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連するクライアントベースのルーティングを実行するステップとを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。 - 前記ホームドメインの各プロキシノードの間で、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成するための情報を転送することを特徴とする請求項16に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- 前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインから外部ドメインにローミングした場合に、前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を前記外部ドメインを経由して通知することを特徴とする請求項1に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードがローミングする場合に、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用のバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードのホームエージェントに生成するバインディングキャッシュ生成方法であって、
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするよう要求するステップと、
前記第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードの代理ノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するステップと、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記フラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするステップとを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。 - 前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインのプリフィックスを前記第1のインタフェース経由で参照するであろうことを予測して前記要求を前記ホームエージェントに送信することを特徴とする請求項19に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードがローミングする場合に、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用のバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードのホームエージェントに生成するバインディングキャッシュ生成システムであって、
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするよう要求する手段と、
前記第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記モバイルノードの代理ノードが前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記ホームエージェントが、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記ホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットする手段とを、
有するバインディングキャッシュ生成システム。 - 前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインのプリフィックスを前記第1のインタフェース経由で参照するであろうことを予測して前記要求を前記ホームエージェントに送信することを特徴とする請求項21に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成システム。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードがローミングする場合に、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用のバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードのホームエージェントに生成するバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記モバイルノードであって、
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記ホームエージェントに対し、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットするよう要求する手段を、
有するモバイルノード。 - 前記ホームドメインのプリフィックスを前記第1のインタフェース経由で参照するであろうことを予測して前記要求を前記ホームエージェントに送信することを特徴とする請求項23に記載のモバイルノード。
- ホームドメインと通信可能な第1のインタフェースとローカルドメインと通信可能な第2のインタフェースを有するモバイルノードがローミングする場合に、前記第1及び第2のインタフェース用のバインディングキャッシュを前記モバイルノードのホームエージェントに生成するバインディングキャッシュ生成システムにおける前記ホームエージェントであって、
前記第2のインタフェースが前記ローカルドメインを介して前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録するとともに、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録されるときにホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットする要求を受信する手段と、
前記第1のインタフェースが前記ホームドメインに接続した場合に、前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録する手段と、
前記第1のインタフェース用のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュが登録された場合に、前記ホームとアウェイの同時接続を示すフラグを前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュにセットする手段とを、
有するホームエージェント。 - 前記第2のインタフェース用の第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを登録するプロキシ・バインディング・アップデートメッセージを受信した場合に前記第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュを生成するとともに、前記第1及び前記生成した第2のプロキシ・バインディングキャッシュに関連する前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成して、前記モバイルノードに対して前記クライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを登録する要求メッセージを送信しないように通知することを特徴とする請求項12に記載のホームエージェント。
- 前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインから外部ドメインにローミングした場合に、前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を前記外部ドメインを経由して通知することを特徴とする請求項14に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- 前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインから外部ドメインにローミングした場合に、前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を前記外部ドメインを経由して通知することを特徴とする請求項15に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
- 前記モバイルノードが、前記ホームドメインから外部ドメインにローミングした場合に、前記ホームエージェントに対して、前記第2のインタフェース用のクライアントベースのバインディングキャッシュを生成する要求を前記外部ドメインを経由して通知することを特徴とする請求項16に記載のバインディングキャッシュ生成方法。
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