Supporting mobile IP in an active networking environment

In the previous years the number of mobile Internet subscribers has grown up, resulting in an increased demand for a reliable mobile IP protocol, that supports a variety of services, such as access to intranet, fixed IP address and the ability to receive multicast datagrams. The transition from IPv4 to IPv6 has led to a more stable protocol that fulfils many of the requirements for supporting mobile users. Active networks is a new area of research that claims to exploit the available network resources in a more efficient way. In this paper we study the application of Mobile IP over an active networking environment, considering the limitations and requirements for a reliable network