IPV6 ANYCAST-BASED LOAD BALANCING AND REDIRECTION FUNCTIONALITY FOR PMIPV6

摘要

A method, apparatus, computer program, and system is provided to redirect an internet protocol mobility session establishment request. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the request message is redirected from an original local mobility anchor (LMA) to an alternative LMA. According to certain embodiments of the invention, this redirection provides load balancing between the LMAs.