A new scheme for IP-based Internet-mobility

Author

Dreibholz, Thomas ; Jungmaier, Andreas ; Tüxen, Michael

Author_Institution

Comput. Networking Technol. Group, Duisburg Univ., Essen, Germany

fYear

2003

fDate

20-24 Oct. 2003

Firstpage

99

Lastpage

108

Abstract

In this contribution we present a new type of mobility management for IP-based networks that, contrary to conventional approaches, does not focus on the network layer, but on the transport and session layers. At the heart of this new mobility concept is the reliable transport protocol SCTP, with an enhancement for dynamic address reconfiguration. The reliable server pooling (RSerPool) protocol suite provides a service for session monitoring and control. The suggested solution is transparent for applications, requires no changes in the network infrastructure, and is evaluated with a real-world implementation. Finally, we present first results from the application of this mobility concept to different mobility scenarios. These were obtained from working SCTP and RSerPool implementations that have been developed within our group.

Keywords

Internet; cellular radio; transport protocols; IP-based networks; Internet-mobility; mobility management; reliable server pooling protocol; session control; session monitoring; transport protocol; Computer networks; Electronic mail; Heart; Internet; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Message service; Mobile radio mobility management; Monitoring; Network servers; Transport protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Local Computer Networks, 2003. LCN '03. Proceedings. 28th Annual IEEE International Conference on

ISSN

0742-1303

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2037-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LCN.2003.1243117

Filename

1243117