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Mobile
Node (MN)
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system
(node) that can change the point of connection
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the network without changing its IP address
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Home
Agent (HA)
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system
in the home network of the MN, typically a router
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registers
the location of the MN, tunnels IP datagrams to the COA
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Foreign
Agent (FA)
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system
in the current foreign network of the MN, typically a router
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forwards
the tunneled datagrams to the MN, typically also the default
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router
for the MN
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Care-of
Address (COA)
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address
of the current tunnel end-point for the MN (at FA or MN)
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actual
location of the MN from an IP point of view
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can
be chosen, e.g., via DHCP
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Correspondent
Node (CN)
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communication
partner
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