US Patent:
20060215607, Sep 28, 2006
Inventors:
Henry Mitchel - Wayne NJ, US
James Tsai - Beaverton OR, US
Gerarld Lebizay - Las Vegas NV, US
Prakash Iyer - Beaverton OR, US
Asher Altman - Bedford MA, US
Farid Adrangi - Lake Oswego OR, US
Alan Stone - Morristown NJ, US
International Classification:
H04Q 7/00
H04Q 7/20
Abstract:
Methods and devices are disclosed for communicating in a wireless network using multi-protocol label switching (MPLS). A network service node is configured to send identical packets substantially simultaneously to each of a serving network access station and one or more target network access stations via two or more respective MPLS tunnels in response to a handoff trigger message. Additional embodiments and variations are also disclosed.