METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MIPV6 SERVICE IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
A method and apparatus for supporting a Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP) service based on Proxy Mobile IP (PMIP) in a portable Internet network is provided. In the method for supporting a MIP service based on PMIP in a portable Internet network including multiple subnets, a Portable Subscriber Station (PSS) performs an initial network entry procedure to a first subnet, and then acquires an IPv6 address that it uses as a Home of Address (HoA). A first Access Control Router (ACR) in the first subnet, configures an IPv6 address of the first ACR as a first Care of Address (CoA) of the PSS, and performs a MIPv6 registration procedure with a Home Agent (HA) using the HoA of the PSS and the first CoA. As a result, the PSS, even though it undergoes handover, has no need to perform a CoA acquisition procedure or its MIPv6-related procedure in the new subnet, making it possible to receive a seamless service without delay and packet loss for the ongoing service.