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To always guarantee QoS for packet transfer and to achieve continuity of QoS guaranteed paths for upstream and downstream packet transfers between a mobile communications terminal and remote terminal, a transit router TR is used to detect any change of visitor location address reported via an existi

To always guarantee QoS for packet transfer and to achieve continuity of QoS guaranteed paths for upstream and downstream packet transfers between a mobile communications terminal and remote terminal, a transit router TR is used to detect any change of visitor location address reported via an existing QoS guaranteed path used for packet transfer and to newly set up a QoS guaranteed path according to the results of detection. Packets are transferred via existing QoS guaranteed paths until the transit router TR completes setup of a QoS guaranteed path. The mobile communications terminal and remote terminal are notified that the setup of the QoS guaranteed path is completed.

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What is claimed is: 1. A mobile tracking system for QoS guaranteed paths which carries out packet transfer via QoS guaranteed paths between a first communications terminal and a second communications terminal at least one of which is a mobile terminal, wherein said mobile tracking system uses a rou

What is claimed is: 1. A mobile tracking system for QoS guaranteed paths which carries out packet transfer via QoS guaranteed paths between a first communications terminal and a second communications terminal at least one of which is a mobile terminal, wherein said mobile tracking system uses a router device located in an overlapping segment between the packet transfer paths before and after movement of a communications terminal, and said router device comprises: a detection means for detecting a change of visitor location address reported via an existing QoS guaranteed path used for said packet transfer, a QoS guaranteed path setup means for setting up a new QoS guaranteed path extended to said overlapping segment based on the change of a visitor location address according to detection results produced by the detection means, a QoS-guaranteed-path setup complete notification means for notifying said first communications terminal and said second communications terminal that said QoS guaranteed path setup means has completed setup of the new QoS guaranteed path, a change notification means for sending out to a router device other than said router device a notification about a change of relay instead of setting up the new QoS guaranteed path using said QoS guaranteed path setup means, depending on the detection results produced by said detection means, a routing process means which performs routing processes, and a packet-transfer-start reception means which receives notification about the start of packet transfer, and transfers packets via said existing QoS guaranteed path until the QoS guaranteed path setup means of said router device completes setup of the new QoS guaranteed path, and/or said other router device sets up a separate new QoS guaranteed path. 2. The mobile tracking system for QoS guaranteed paths according to claim 1, wherein before receiving notification from said QoS-guaranteed-path setup complete notification means, said first communications terminal saves said changed visitor location address and transfers packets via said existing QoS guaranteed path. 3. The mobile tracking system for QoS guaranteed paths according to claim 1, wherein said first communications terminal associates an address unique to said second communications terminal with said changed visitor location address. 4. A router device for carrying out packet transfer via QoS guaranteed paths between a first communications terminal and a second communications terminal at least one of which is a mobile terminal, said router device locates in an overlapping segment between the packet transfer paths before and after movement of a mobile communications terminal comprising: a detection means for detecting a change of a visitor location address reported via an existing QoS guaranteed path used for said packet transfer; a QoS guaranteed path setup means for setting up a new QoS guaranteed path extending to said overlapping segment based on the change of the visitor location address according to detection results produced by the detection means, a QoS-guaranteed-path setup complete notification means for notifying said first communications terminal and said second communications terminal that said QoS guaranteed path setup means has completed setup of the new QoS guaranteed path, a change notification means for sending out to another router device a notification about a change of relay instead of setting up the new QoS guaranteed path using said QoS guaranteed path setup means, depending on the detection results produced by said detection means, a routing process means which performs routing processes, and a packet-transfer-start reception means which received notification about the start of packet transfer. 5. The router device according to claim 4, further comprising a table for setting up QoS guaranteed paths by associating addresses unique to communications terminals with visitor location addresses, wherein said router device transfers packets via said existing QoS guaranteed path until the QoS guaranteed path setup means completes setup of the new QoS guaranteed path.