Simulated evaluation of the impact on inter-domain and intra-domain handover performance

Abstract

With the rapid developments and convergence in the communication and personal computing technology fields, the overall quality of ubiquitous communication has improved significantly. This is especially true with invention of portable mobile devices that can be connected almost everywhere at any time. However, the recent explosion on the usage of mobile devices has also generated several issues in terms of performance and quality of service. Nowadays, mobile users demand high quality performance, best quality of services and seamless connections that support real-time application such as audio and video streaming. The aim of this paper is to study the impact and evaluate the inter-domain and intra-domain protocols on network layer handover performance. We conducted simulations to analyze the relationship between the network performances with the moving speed of mobile host over mobility protocols. From our simulation results, we presented and analyzed the results of mobility protocols under intra-domain and inter-domain traffics.