A General Framework for Context Transfer in Mobile IP Networks

Author

Duong, Ha ; Dadej, Arek ; Gordon, Steven

Author_Institution

Inst. for Telecommun. Res., South Australia Univ., The Levels, SA

Volume

2

fYear

2006

fDate

7-10 May 2006

Firstpage

1017

Lastpage

1021

Abstract

In recent years, many protocols have been developed to support mobility of wireless network nodes, e.g. mobile IP suite of protocols designed to support IP routing to mobile nodes (MN). However, support for truly seamless mobility requires more than just routing; every service associated with the MN needs to be transferred smoothly to the new access network. Context transfer is suggested as an alternative for quick reestablishment of these services at new access network. In this paper, we present a general framework for context transfer in mobile IP network that includes context description, general strategies for context transfer, and construction of scenarios for context transfer. Each of those components is discussed in details. We also summarise our previous work in which the framework has been successfully applied to selected services. The success indicates that the framework is applicable to a wider range of services

Keywords

IP networks; mobile computing; mobile radio; radio access networks; access network; context transfer; mobile IP networks; mobility; Access protocols; Australia; Context-aware services; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Quality of service; Roaming; Routing protocols; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks; AAA; Context Transfer; Header Compression; Mobile IP; RSVP;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC 2006-Spring. IEEE 63rd

Conference_Location

Melbourne, Vic.

ISSN

1550-2252

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9391-0

Electronic_ISBN

1550-2252

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECS.2006.1682978

Filename

1682978