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This is a method and system to efficiently do handovers for mobile IP. The mobile node registers itself with several foreign agents using a new registration type. Only one of the foreign agents is selected to forward the data packets of a data message to the mobile node. The selection algorithm may

This is a method and system to efficiently do handovers for mobile IP. The mobile node registers itself with several foreign agents using a new registration type. Only one of the foreign agents is selected to forward the data packets of a data message to the mobile node. The selection algorithm may be one based on randomness, dynamic learning, message traffic congestion, or statistical information collected at the mobile node.

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This is a method and system to efficiently do handovers for mobile IP. The mobile node registers itself with several foreign agents using a new registration type. Only one of the foreign agents is selected to forward the data packets of a data message to the mobile node. The selection algorithm may

This is a method and system to efficiently do handovers for mobile IP. The mobile node registers itself with several foreign agents using a new registration type. Only one of the foreign agents is selected to forward the data packets of a data message to the mobile node. The selection algorithm may be one based on randomness, dynamic learning, message traffic congestion, or statistical information collected at the mobile node. n is also related to (i) U.S. application Ser. No. 08/977,572, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,119,167, filed Jul. 11, 1997, and entitled "PUSHING AND PULLING DATA IN NETWORKS", and (ii) U.S. application Ser. No. 09/070,668, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,314,108, filed Apr. 30, 1998, and entitled "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NETWORK ACCESS OVER DIFFERENT WIRELESS NETWORKS", the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.