Various aspects of the present invention are described herein for providing multi-homing capability to networks, subnetworks, and/or hosts through the use of a multiplicity of topologically correct IP addresses. For example, according to various embodiments of the present invention, extensions to Mobile IP (MIP) technology may be used as an alternative solution to the present-day problems associated with IP address multi-homing of a particular host, network, and/or subnet. According to one implementation, Specialized Home Agents may be deployed in a data network and configured to have the ability to register and manage multiple Care-of-Addresses (CoAs) for one or more multi-homed hosts (MHHs) to achieve ends similar to traditional "multi-homing" of hosts implemented via conventional routing protocols.