A cache handoff system for managing cacheable streaming content requested by a
mobile node within a network architecture is disclosed. The network architecture
includes a first subnet and a second subnet. The cache handoff system includes
a first caching proxy operable in the first subnet to supply a content stream in
response to a request of the mobile node operable in the first subnet. In addition,
the cache handoff system includes a second caching proxy operable in the second
subnet. The first caching proxy may initiate a cache handoff of the request to
the second caching proxy when the mobile node relocates to the second subnet. The
second caching proxy may seamlessly continue to supply the requested content stream
as a function of the cache handoff.
