A node that sends or receives a packet to an MN; the correspondent node may be another mobile node or a non-mobile Internet node. Back to the Top DHCP. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol by which a host obtains from a server certain information it needs to communicate, such as an IP address, prefix length, and Domain Name System (DNS) server address.

A peer with which a mobile node or mobile router is communicating. A correspondent node may be either stationary or mobile.