Fast Handover Failure-Case Analysis in Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 Networks

Dong SU
Sang-Jo YOO

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E89-B    No.6    pp.1892-1895
Publication Date: 2006/06/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e89-b.6.1892
Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: LETTER
Category: Network
Keyword: 
fast handover,  hierarchical,  mobile IP,  failure analysis,  

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Summary: 
The fast handover protocol adopted in a IPv6 hierarchical structure provides a seamless handover in wireless IP networks by minimizing the handover latency. To reduce the handover latency, the fast handover uses anticipation based on layer 2 trigger. Nonetheless, a mobile node can still lose its connection with the old link during the fast handover procedures. Accordingly, this paper analyzes the handover latency and packet delivery costs associated with fast handover failure cases based on a timing diagram.