SHIM6-based mobility management for multi-homed terminals in heterogeneous environment

Proceedings of the 9th ACM Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture

2014

We present the first results of an implementation of IP-layer soft handoff, based on the Identifier Locator Network Protocol (ILNP). In our testbed experiments, we show minimal gratuitous packet loss in vertical handoff scenarios (WiFi-3G). Unlike the IETF Mobile IP proposals, the ILNP uses a purely end-to-end architecture, and does not require proxies, middleboxes or tunnelling to support mobility. Our testbed is based on an in-kernel implementation using a modified Linux IP stack.

“…Mobility using SHIM6 has a problem of high handoff latency [13]; optimisation is in-progress [20]. Mobility support for a multihomed mobile node is also possible [1].…”

Section: Host-based Mobility Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

IP-layer soft handoff implementation in ILNP

Proceedings of the 9th ACM Workshop on Mobility in the Evolving Internet Architecture

2014

“…Mobility support could be possible for SHIM6 [50], but there is a problem in high rehoming time (i.e., high handoff latency), while optimisation mechanisms are work-in-progress, e.g., [51]. Mobility support for a multihomed mobile node is also possible [52].…”

Section: Host-based Solutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

End-To-End Mobility for the Internet Using ILNP

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

2019

As the use of mobile devices and methods of wireless connectivity continue to increase, seamless mobility becomes more desirable and important. The current IETF Mobile IP standard relies on additional network entities for mobility management, can have poor performance, and has seen little deployment in real networks. We present a host-based mobility solution with a true end-to-end architecture using the Identifier-Locator Network Protocol (ILNP). We show how the TCP code in the Linux kernel can be extended allowing legacy TCP applications that use the standard C sockets API to operate over ILNP without requiring changes or recompilation. Our direct testbed performance comparison shows that ILNP provides better host mobility support than Mobile IPv6 in terms of session continuity, packet loss, and handoff delay for TCP.

“…Mobility solutions have been proposed [19] but have high landoff latency: optimisations to improve this have also been proposed [20]. Combined mobility and multhoming is also possible [21].…”

Section: A Mobility Mechanism As a Failover Mechanismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Fast, Secure Failover for IP

2014 IEEE Military Communications Conference

Atkinson³

2014

We describe a mechanism for fast, secure failover for IP. The mechanism is invisible to end-systems: sessions are maintained during failover. Our novel approach is to model the failover as a mobility problem, and use a mobility solution in order to implement change in connectivity. Our system is based on the Identity Locator Network Protocol (ILNP), an Experimental IRTF protocol which is realised as superset of IPv6. Our empirical results from a testbed emulation show that there is almost zero gratuitous loss during failover.