A communication method and system allowing MN (mobile nodes) to acquire a
home address in a visited network. The communication system includes a
home network installed with a home agent for holding mobile terminal
location information and, a visited network installed with a radio
communications device for communicating with that mobile terminal, and
gateway equipment in the visited network for forming an interface with
the home network. The radio communication device includes an access
request transfer unit for forwarding access requests from a mobile
terminal of the visited network to the gateway equipment which makes an
acquisition request to the home agent for an identifier of that mobile
terminal, and forwards that acquired identifier to that mobile terminal.