Foreign agent

Foreign agent

A foreign agent is, in United States law, an entity registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.

A foreign agent in Mobile IP is a router which stores information about mobile nodes visiting its network. Foreign agents also advertise care-of addresses which are used by Mobile IP.


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  • Foreign Agent — Der Foreign Agent ist ein Router, der im mobilen Internet mit dem mobilen Endgerät (Mobile Host) zusammenarbeitet. Er stellt dabei für den Mobile Host die Routing Services zum fremden Netz zur Verfügung. Gleichzeitig übernimmt der Foreign Agent… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • foreign agent — agent from a foreign country, authorized representative from overseas …   English contemporary dictionary

  • foreign agent — noun a spy for a foreign country • Hypernyms: ↑spy, ↑undercover agent …   Useful english dictionary

  • foreign agent — Person who registers with the federal government as a lobbyist representing the interests (e.g. import quotas, tourism, foreign aid) of a foreign nation or corporation. See 22 U.S.C.A. No. 611 et seq …   Black's law dictionary

  • foreign agent — Person who registers with the federal government as a lobbyist representing the interests (e.g. import quotas, tourism, foreign aid) of a foreign nation or corporation. See 22 U.S.C.A. No. 611 et seq …   Black's law dictionary

  • Agent — An agent is either: * an entity who is capable of action * someone (or something) who acts on behalf of another person.In law* Agent (law): a person authorised to act on behalf of another person ** Patent agent, or patent attorney, a professional …   Wikipedia

  • Foreign Agents Registration Act — The Foreign Agents Registration Act is a United States law passed in 1938 requiring information from foreign sources to be properly identified to the American public. The act was passed in response to German propaganda in the lead up to World War …   Wikipedia

  • Foreign Agents Registration Act — Der Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ist ein 1938 verabschiedetes Gesetz der Vereinigten Staaten. Es schreibt vor, dass Informationen ausländischer Quellen der amerikanischen Öffentlichkeit klar als solche benannt werden müssen. Das Gesetz… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • agent — A person authorized by another (principal) to act for or in place of him; one intrusted with another s business. Humphries v. Going, D.C.N.C., 59 F.R.D. 583, 587. One who represents and acts for another under the contract or relation of agency (q …   Black's law dictionary

  • agent — A person authorized by another (principal) to act for or in place of him; one intrusted with another s business. Humphries v. Going, D.C.N.C., 59 F.R.D. 583, 587. One who represents and acts for another under the contract or relation of agency (q …   Black's law dictionary

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