[DNA] Current IETF-Draft version - POLIMAND

[Stefan Aust <aust@comnets.uni-bremen.de>]

Dear all,

please find the current IETF-Draft announcement

<draft-iponair-dna-polimand-01.txt>

http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/ietf-announce/Current/msg28882.html

and the the draft version at:

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-iponair-dna-polimand-01.txt


 Abstract 
    
   A handover is the process during which a mobile node is handed over 
   between access routers. Handovers occur as a consequence of lower 
   layer (i. e., link-layer) handovers that signify a switch of the 
   physical connection to a new location. In IP based networks the 
   handover can be performed on IP layer by using MIPv6. For the 
   duration of a Mobile IPv6 handover, a mobile node is unable to send 
   or receive traffic. The length of this disruption is considered 
   critical because it affects the performance of the communication. An 
   additional factor is the access router selection. It implies the 
   selection of the most suitable access router from which a mobile node 
   should receive services. 
    
   With the help of link layer information it is possible on one side to 
   provide proactive Mobile IPv6 handover decisions and on the other 
   side to select the best access router. This draft describes a method 
   that allows seamless Mobile IPv6 handovers and optimal access router 
   selection based on link layer information.  

Kind regards,
Stefan

University of Bremen
FB 1 - IKOM/ComNets
Dipl.-Ing. Stefan Aust
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