A Cross-Layer Decision for Mobile IP Handover

Abstract—Network layer indications are not readily available upon a link change; therefore, general dependence on the network layer may introduce unnecessary delays due to network layer signaling for a simple link layer handover. If information could be gathered at link layer to determine the need for network layer signaling, then both the delay and signaling load could be really improved over the current standards of Mobile IP.
This paper presents a Cross-layer decision on two layer network and link layers to improve the performance of Enhanced Mobile IP (E-Mobile IP) handover in which reducing packet loss and latency during handover process.

Index Terms—Mobile IP handover, fast handover, packet loss, handover latency.

Mohamed Alnas is with Computer Department, Faculty of Science, Alzituna University, Tropoli, Libya (e-mail:m.alnaas@yahoo.com).
Abdalla M. Hanashi is with Computer Department, Faculty of Engineering, Azzawia University, Azzawia, Libya (email: ahanashi@yahoo.com).
Irfan Awan is with Mobile Computing, Networks and Security School of Informatics, University of Bradford,Bradford, UK (e-mail: I.U.Awan@Bradford.ac.uk).

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Cite: Mohamed Alnas, Abdalla M. Hanashi, and Irfan Awan, "A Cross-Layer Decision for Mobile IP Handover," Lecture Notes on Software Engineering vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 308-313, 2013.