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was probably a contributing factor to the development of mobile IP, which
represents a second emerging technology to be discussed in this chapter.
Overview
Under mobile IP, a user makes a connection to his home network and registers
his presence with a mobile IP server. If the remote user is using the services
of an ISP and has a temporary IP address, that address is also registered with
the mobile IP server. A second feature or function of that server is to serve
as a focal point for applications that need to communicate with the mobile
user. Thus, it becomes possible for e-mail and other server-side applications
to note ...