MIPv6 communication manner with respect to the network which includes the IPv4 component which uses the tunnel broker model.

摘要

A mobile dual-stack node engages in IPv6 communication while roaming within an IPv4-only network. The node determines that it has moved and obtains a new IPv4 address. After determining that the visited network contains no IPv6-enabled components and the node communicates with a tunnel broker to obtain a care-of address and a tunnel to an IPv6 connect agent (e.g., a tunnel server). If the obtained care-of address differs from the care-of address that the node had been using prior to the move and the node sends MIPv6 binding updates to its home agent and corresponding peers. The node can optimize the handoff when it has obtained a different care-of address by sending a binding update to the connect agent comprising the previous care-of address and the current care-of address. When the connect agent receives a packet destined for the previous care-of address and it forwards the packet to the current care-of address.