Title :
Handoff support for mobility with IP over Bluetooth
Author :
Baatz, Simon ; Frank, Matthias ; Göpffarth, Rolf ; Kassatkine, Dmitri ; Martini, Peter ; Schetelig, Markus ; Vilavaara, Asko
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Sci., Bonn Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The BLUEPAC (BLUEtooth Public ACcess) concepts present ideas for enabling mobile Bluetooth devices to access local area networks in public areas, such as airports, train stations and supermarkets. The proposed protocols support mobility on OSI layer 3. This paper concentrates on the necessary layer 2 protocol concepts for supporting mobility and handoffs between different access points. Furthermore, we present the necessary adaptations for allowing IP datagrams to be exchanged between the mobile Bluetooth devices and access points. The BLUEPAC protocol concepts have been implemented above a Bluetooth emulation system to test their feasibility. First results clearly showed the importance of minimizing the handoff duration to allow efficient operation of upper layer protocols such as TCP
Keywords :
cellular radio; radio access networks; transport protocols; wireless LAN; BLUEPAC; BLUEPAC protocol; Bluetooth emulation system; Bluetooth public access; IP; IP datagrams; OSI layer 3; TCP; access points; airports; handoff duration; handoff support; layer 2 protocol; local area networks; mobile Bluetooth devices; mobile computing; mobility; supermarkets; train stations; upper layer protocols; Access protocols; Bluetooth; Emulation; Frequency; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Space technology; System testing; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks, 2000. LCN 2000. Proceedings. 25th Annual IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tampa, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0912-6
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.2000.891020
