A Transport Layer Approach to Handover in IP Networks

Author

Beda, Eric ; Ventura, Neco

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Cape Town

fYear

2005

fDate

23-28 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

16

Lastpage

16

Abstract

In this paper we scrutinize the applicability of network layered mobility schemes, in particular mobile IP, within a mobile environment. We argue that a transport layer solution is better suited to support handover mechanisms, because not only will it reduce the overall complexity of the handover process but also it will permit applications to take advantage of influencing handover management. In this paper we present a concept of Socketless TCP (SL-TCP) that may be used to enhance packet multiplexing and de-multiplexing at the transport layer to support address migration and handover mechanism

Keywords

IP networks; mobility management (mobile radio); multiplexing; transport protocols; Socketless TCP; address migration; handover management; mobile IP network; network layered mobility scheme; packet multiplexing; transmission control protocol; transport layer approach; Africa; Cities and towns; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Internet; Mobile radio mobility management; Protocols; Routing; TCPIP; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autonomic and Autonomous Systems and International Conference on Networking and Services, 2005. ICAS-ICNS 2005. Joint International Conference on

Conference_Location

Papeete, Tahiti

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2450-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICAS-ICNS.2005.13

Filename

1559867