In a packet communication system, loose source routing is employed to permit communication over networks of disparate types, including geographic and path-unaware types. No information resides on a wired access point (WAP). All of the intelligence of the system resides in Name Servers, which provide...http://www.google.com/patents/US5570084?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5570084 - Method of loose source routing over disparate network types in a packet communication network