This document discusses routing protocols for mobile ad hoc networks. It begins by explaining the goals of routing in these dynamic networks and some of the challenges involved. It then provides descriptions of different types of routing protocols, including proactive protocols that maintain routing tables and reactive protocols that search for routes on demand. Specific examples of protocols are given for each category, such as DSDV for proactive and AODV for reactive. The document focuses on comparing and contrasting how these protocols handle the mobility and lack of infrastructure in ad hoc networks.
This document provides an introduction to mobile computing. It defines mobile computing as using a computer while on the move, involving mobility, computing, and network connectivity. The key aspects of mobile computing are discussed, including mobile communication infrastructure, software, hardware, and devices. Common network types that enable mobile computing like WLAN, MAN, WAN, and wireless networks are also summarized. The relationship between mobile computing and wireless networking is described, with wireless networking providing the basic communication capabilities. Examples of mobile computing applications are given for various fields.
IT6601 MOBILE COMPUTING UNITI
INTRODUCTION
Mobile Computing – Mobile Computing Vs wireless Networking – Mobile Computing Applications – Characteristics of Mobile computing – Structure of Mobile Computing Application. MAC Protocols – Wireless MAC Issues – Fixed Assignment Schemes – Random Assignment Schemes – Reservation Based Schemes.
Bluetooth and mobile IP technologies enable wireless connectivity and mobility support in IP networks. Bluetooth aims to connect devices like phones and computers wirelessly, while mobile IP uses home agents and foreign agents to forward packets to mobile hosts and maintain location information as hosts move networks. The paper discusses load balancing mechanisms for multiple home agents in mobile IP to avoid bottlenecks when large numbers of mobile hosts are present.
The document discusses several key telecommunications technologies:
1. The Internet backbone connects ISPs to web servers through packet switches, routers, and fiber networks.
2. Common access technologies include DSL, cable modems, and cellular networks. DSL uses phone lines to access the internet while cellular uses radio signals between towers and phones.
3. Early network standards included X.25 for packet switching and Frame Relay for more efficient data transmission. Newer standards like ATM and wireless technologies increased speeds.
The document discusses the Next Generation Network (NGN) initiative by some telecom operators to transition from circuit-switched to packet-switched voice networks. It argues that the NGN provides few technical benefits and will require large upfront costs to upgrade infrastructure. The primary beneficiaries would be manufacturers of new network equipment, as the existing infrastructure manufacturers would lose business. Overall, subscribers and telecom providers gain little while facing higher costs, while manufacturers of new equipment push the transition mainly to create new business opportunities. The relevance and need for such a large-scale transition, given its lack of clear benefits, is questioned.
Mobile IP allows mobile nodes to roam between networks while maintaining ongoing connections. It uses home and foreign agents to manage registration and tunnel packets sent to a mobile node's permanent home address to its current location. However, this can result in inefficient triangle routing. Mobile IP also faces challenges from security vulnerabilities and frequent location updates.
This document discusses IP mobility and the Mobile IP standard. It provides an overview of the key concepts in Mobile IP, including:
- Mobile IP uses two IP addresses for mobile nodes - a permanent "home address" and a temporary "care-of address" used when roaming away from home.
- Functional entities include the mobile node, home agent on the home network, and foreign agents on visited networks.
- The basic concept is that when away from home, the mobile node registers its care-of address with its home agent. Packets are then tunneled from the home agent to the mobile node's current location.
- Key mechanisms involve agent discovery, registration of the mobile node's
The document discusses various topics related to computer networks and connectivity. It describes dial-up connections, broadband internet options, leased lines, network protocols like IP and how IP addresses are assigned. Network connectivity is explained as connecting different parts of a network through devices like routers and switches. IP addresses identify devices on a network and are either automatically assigned by the network or registered through an internet provider. Wireless transmission allows communication without physical links between devices using radio signals.
This document provides an introduction to mobile computing. It defines mobile computing as using a computer while on the move, involving mobility, computing, and network connectivity. The key aspects of mobile computing are discussed, including mobile communication infrastructure, software, hardware, and devices. Common network types that enable mobile computing like WLAN, MAN, WAN, and wireless networks are also summarized. The relationship between mobile computing and wireless networking is described, with wireless networking providing the basic communication capabilities. Examples of mobile computing applications are given for various fields.
IT6601 MOBILE COMPUTING UNITI
INTRODUCTION
Mobile Computing – Mobile Computing Vs wireless Networking – Mobile Computing Applications – Characteristics of Mobile computing – Structure of Mobile Computing Application. MAC Protocols – Wireless MAC Issues – Fixed Assignment Schemes – Random Assignment Schemes – Reservation Based Schemes.
Bluetooth and mobile IP technologies enable wireless connectivity and mobility support in IP networks. Bluetooth aims to connect devices like phones and computers wirelessly, while mobile IP uses home agents and foreign agents to forward packets to mobile hosts and maintain location information as hosts move networks. The paper discusses load balancing mechanisms for multiple home agents in mobile IP to avoid bottlenecks when large numbers of mobile hosts are present.
The document discusses several key telecommunications technologies:
1. The Internet backbone connects ISPs to web servers through packet switches, routers, and fiber networks.
2. Common access technologies include DSL, cable modems, and cellular networks. DSL uses phone lines to access the internet while cellular uses radio signals between towers and phones.
3. Early network standards included X.25 for packet switching and Frame Relay for more efficient data transmission. Newer standards like ATM and wireless technologies increased speeds.
The document discusses the Next Generation Network (NGN) initiative by some telecom operators to transition from circuit-switched to packet-switched voice networks. It argues that the NGN provides few technical benefits and will require large upfront costs to upgrade infrastructure. The primary beneficiaries would be manufacturers of new network equipment, as the existing infrastructure manufacturers would lose business. Overall, subscribers and telecom providers gain little while facing higher costs, while manufacturers of new equipment push the transition mainly to create new business opportunities. The relevance and need for such a large-scale transition, given its lack of clear benefits, is questioned.
Mobile IP allows mobile nodes to roam between networks while maintaining ongoing connections. It uses home and foreign agents to manage registration and tunnel packets sent to a mobile node's permanent home address to its current location. However, this can result in inefficient triangle routing. Mobile IP also faces challenges from security vulnerabilities and frequent location updates.
This document discusses IP mobility and the Mobile IP standard. It provides an overview of the key concepts in Mobile IP, including:
- Mobile IP uses two IP addresses for mobile nodes - a permanent "home address" and a temporary "care-of address" used when roaming away from home.
- Functional entities include the mobile node, home agent on the home network, and foreign agents on visited networks.
- The basic concept is that when away from home, the mobile node registers its care-of address with its home agent. Packets are then tunneled from the home agent to the mobile node's current location.
- Key mechanisms involve agent discovery, registration of the mobile node's
The document discusses various topics related to computer networks and connectivity. It describes dial-up connections, broadband internet options, leased lines, network protocols like IP and how IP addresses are assigned. Network connectivity is explained as connecting different parts of a network through devices like routers and switches. IP addresses identify devices on a network and are either automatically assigned by the network or registered through an internet provider. Wireless transmission allows communication without physical links between devices using radio signals.
mobile ip, Mobile COmmunication Internet ProtocolGaurav Dwivedi
Mobile IP adds mobility support to the Internet network layer protocol IP. It allows nodes to continue receiving datagrams no matter where they are attached to the Internet. Mobile IP uses home agents and foreign agents to tunnel packets to a mobile node's current location, represented by its care-of address. When away from its home network, a mobile node registers its care-of address with its home agent. The home agent intercepts packets destined for the mobile node and tunnels them to the care-of address using encapsulation. This allows the mobile node to maintain its home IP address while connecting via foreign networks.
1) The document discusses route optimization techniques for solving the triangle routing problem in Mobile IPv4, specifically evaluating the performance of the Internet Service Provider Mobile Border Gateway (ISP MBG) scheme.
2) It provides background on Mobile IP, the triangle routing problem, and introduces the ISP MBG technique for optimizing routes.
3) The study evaluates the performance of ISP MBG by varying system parameters like number of nodes and zones, finding it provides shorter transmission times compared to conventional Mobile IP.
The document provides an overview of SOHO networks, enterprise networks, client/server computing history, and telephone network structures. A SOHO network typically includes less than 10 PCs without servers and uses an inexpensive router to connect to the internet. An enterprise network is larger and more complex, connecting multiple locations with WAN links. Client/server computing emerged to allow shared resources like printers across networked PCs. Telephone networks evolved from direct connections between each phone to use centralized switches to enable connections on an as-needed basis.
The document outlines the course content for a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) IT Network Setup course. The course covers topics such as network components, configurations, email and file sharing setup. It includes chapters on understanding networks, network components, terminologies, a SOHO network lab, and advanced Google search operators. Network abbreviations and concepts such as IP addressing, static versus dynamic IP, and private versus public IP are also defined.
The document provides information about the CCNA certification course. It discusses that CCNA is a popular certification course developed by Cisco that certifies skills in network fundamentals, networking concepts, security, automation and more. It can help candidates get jobs as network administrators, engineers, and other networking roles. The document outlines the topics covered in the CCNA course and lists the most common employers of CCNA certified professionals.
The document discusses desirable features of mobile IP, including transparency, compatibility, security, and efficiency & scalability. Transparency refers to mobile IP being invisible to higher level protocols and applications. Compatibility means mobile IP should be compatible with existing Internet protocols and support all web browsers. Security involves authenticating mobile IP and protecting against attackers with fake IP addresses. Efficiency & scalability requires mobile IP to not flood the network or compromise efficiency as it supports billions of moving hosts and various devices.
Mobile IP allows devices to change networks while maintaining the same IP address, enabling continuous internet connectivity regardless of location. It works by assigning devices a permanent home IP address and registering a care-of address with a foreign agent when not in the home network, allowing the foreign agent to forward packets to the device's current location. Mobile IP supports security through authentication and aims to optimize routing efficiency.
The document provides an overview of basic internet concepts including modems, types of networks, transmission media, the internet, domains, web browsers, search engines, and virtual private networks. It describes how digital signals are converted to analog and vice versa to transmit data over phone lines and fiber optics. The summary also explains how Google indexes web pages and how virtual private networks create secure connections over the public internet.
Fast Handovers in heterogeneous Wireless NetworksSneha Vurrakula
This document discusses fast handovers in heterogeneous wireless networks. It begins with an abstract discussing the challenges of providing continuous connectivity when a mobile node moves between different access points. This is known as the handover latency period when the mobile node cannot send or receive data.
The introduction provides background on mobile communication through wireless networks. The problem section notes that mobility management is a major challenge, especially with network convergence, and re-establishing routing paths is crucial.
Fast Mobile IPv6 (FMIPv6) is discussed as a solution to reduce handover latency and packet loss during handovers. It allows predictive and reactive fast handovers by establishing forwarding for a mobile node's traffic before or after attaching to a new access
Mobile IP allows users to move between networks while maintaining the same IP address. It uses home and foreign agents and care-of addresses. A mobile node can register its care-of address with its home agent to receive packets when away from home. There are three main processes: agent discovery to find foreign agents, registration of the mobile node's care-of address with its home agent, and data transfer either via indirect routing through home and foreign agents or direct routing from correspondent nodes to the mobile node. Mobile IP supports host mobility across networks in a transparent manner without changing IP addresses.
IRJET - Li-Fi based Home/Office Computerization SystemIRJET Journal
This document discusses Li-Fi technology as an alternative to Wi-Fi for home/office automation. It begins with an abstract that introduces Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) as a wireless communication technology that uses light instead of radio waves. It then provides details on the need for Li-Fi due to increasing internet usage overloading the radio spectrum. The document outlines the aims and objectives of using Li-Fi for home/office automation, including transmitting data via light through different mediums. It describes the basic techniques and components used in a Li-Fi system, including LED lights that transmit data by varying in intensity, and photodiodes that receive the signals. It concludes by stating that Li-Fi offers higher speeds and more
Mobile IP is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard designed to allow mobile device users to move between networks while maintaining a permanent IP address. It uses a home address for identification and a care-of address for routing. Key functions include foreign agent discovery, home agent registration using registration requests and replies, and tunneling via encapsulation to forward packets to the mobile node's care-of address. Route optimization enables direct communication between a correspondent node and the mobile node to improve efficiency.
i. ISDN was initially developed to provide integrated digital services over circuit-switched networks and had advantages over traditional phone lines like supporting two simultaneous calls or data channels over one cable pair and higher data speeds.
ii. However, the rise of technologies like ADSL have reduced ISDN's advantages related to speed and capacity. Additionally, advances in traditional phone networks have reduced other ISDN benefits.
iii. Nonetheless, ISDN still has value for applications requiring synchronous connections like real-time communications, and could see renewed popularity for uses like voice-overs during remote recording or multi-location video conferencing.
This document outlines the basic design of a Tier 3 ISP network. It defines key ISP terminology like tiers and points of presence. The project goal is described as providing internet access to 3 departments on campus through a wired or wireless network. The core architecture includes a backbone with a core router connecting to distribution routers that provide access to the departments. The document also covers addressing, routing protocols and how the network would be set up and tested.
Mobile IP is an IETF standard that allows mobile devices to change location between networks while maintaining the same IP address. It works by having a home agent forward data to the mobile node's current foreign agent when it is away from its home network. All data uses the mobile node's home address, while the care-of address identifies its current location and is used for tunneling data through foreign agents back to the mobile node.
Mobile IP allows mobile devices to change their point of attachment between networks while maintaining ongoing connections. It uses the mobile node's home address and care-of address to forward data packets as the mobile node roams. When away from its home network, a mobile node registers its care-of address with its home agent, which intercepts and encapsulates packets to the care-of address so the mobile node can receive them on foreign networks. This allows mobile nodes to move between networks while keeping the same IP address.
WiFi or wireless fidelity allows devices to connect to the Internet without wires. It uses wireless technology to send and receive data within the range of a wireless access point. Typical users of WiFi include travelers, businesspeople, students and anyone with a laptop. Common places to install WiFi access points include airports, hotels, coffee shops and malls to provide Internet access to mobile users. Key components of a WiFi network include wireless cards or adapters, access points, routers, and an Internet connection. WiFi standards like 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a define specifications for wireless networking.
This document provides a case study on using an IP PBX solution over WiMAX technology. It begins with an abstract explaining that the paper will discuss IP PBXs and transmitting voice over IP networks, as well as how WiMAX can provide universal access. The body of the document then defines IP PBXs, their advantages, standards used, and how WiMAX can serve as the backbone for various voice and data applications like IP PBXs across different usage scenarios such as education and rural networks. It provides diagrams of sample network topologies and concludes that WiMAX enables flexible, high-bandwidth delivery of real-time applications and services.
This document discusses Mobile IP, which allows mobile devices to change their point of attachment between different networks while maintaining ongoing connections. It describes the key entities in Mobile IP including the Mobile Node, Home Agent, Foreign Agent, and Correspondent Node. The operations of Mobile IP are summarized, including agent discovery, registration processes, encapsulation and decapsulation of packets, and the tables maintained on routers. Problems with Mobile IP and its applications are also briefly mentioned.
A lthough the Internet offers access to information sources worldwid.pdfANGELMARKETINGJAIPUR
A lthough the Internet offers access to information sources worldwide, typically we do not
expect to benefit from that access until we arrive at some familiar point--whether home, office,
or school. However, the increasing variety of wireless devices offering IP connectivity, such as
PDAs, handhelds, and digital cellular phones, is beginning to change our perceptions of the
Internet.
To understand the contrast between the current realities of IP connectivity and future
possibilities, consider the transition toward mobility that has occurred in telephony over the past
20 years. An analogous transition in the domain of networking, from dependence on fixed points
of attachment to the flexibility afforded by mobility, has just begun.
Mobile computing and networking should not be confused with the portable computing and
networking we have today. In mobile networking, computing activities are not disrupted when
the user changes the computer\'s point of attachment to the Internet. Instead, all the needed
reconnection occurs automatically and noninteractively.
Truly mobile computing offers many advantages. Confident access to the Internet anytime,
anywhere will help free us from the ties that bind us to our desktops. Consider how cellular
phones have given people new freedom in carrying out their work. Taking along an entire
computing environment has the potential not just to extend that flexibility but to fundamentally
change the existing work ethic. Having the Internet available to us as we move will give us the
tools to build new computing environments wherever we go. Those who have little interest in
mobility per se will still benefit from the ability to resume previous applications when they
reconnect. This is especially convenient in a wireless LAN office environment, where the
boundaries between attachment points are not sharp and are often invisible.
The evolution of mobile networking will differ from that of telephony in some important
respects. The endpoints of a telephone connection are typically human; computer applications
are likely to involve interactions between machines without human intervention. Obvious
examples of this are mobile computing devices on airplanes, ships, and automobiles. Mobile
networking may well also come to depend on position-finding devices, such as a satellite global
positioning system, to work in tandem with wireless access to the Internet.
Another difference may well be rate of adoption. It took many years for mobile phones to
become cheap and light-weight enough to be perceived as convenient. Because wireless mobile
computing devices such as PDAs and pocket organizers have already found user acceptance,
mobile computing may become popular much more quickly.
However, there are still some technical obstacles that must be overcome before mobile
networking can become widespread. The most fundamental is the way the Internet Protocol, the
protocol that connects the networks of today\'s Internet, routes packets to t.
Extended Study on the Performance Evaluation of ISP MBG based Route Optimiza...IOSR Journals
This document provides an extended study on the performance evaluation of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) Mobile Border Gateway (MBG) based route optimization scheme in Mobile IPv4. The study evaluates the scheme's performance under different system parameters like number of nodes, zones, and points of presence serving each zone. The ISP MBG technique aims to solve the triangle routing problem in conventional Mobile IPv4 by providing a shorter route with lower transmission times between correspondent nodes and mobile nodes. Simulation results presented in the paper prove that the ISP MBG framework successfully addresses triangle routing issues.
mobile ip, Mobile COmmunication Internet ProtocolGaurav Dwivedi
Mobile IP adds mobility support to the Internet network layer protocol IP. It allows nodes to continue receiving datagrams no matter where they are attached to the Internet. Mobile IP uses home agents and foreign agents to tunnel packets to a mobile node's current location, represented by its care-of address. When away from its home network, a mobile node registers its care-of address with its home agent. The home agent intercepts packets destined for the mobile node and tunnels them to the care-of address using encapsulation. This allows the mobile node to maintain its home IP address while connecting via foreign networks.
1) The document discusses route optimization techniques for solving the triangle routing problem in Mobile IPv4, specifically evaluating the performance of the Internet Service Provider Mobile Border Gateway (ISP MBG) scheme.
2) It provides background on Mobile IP, the triangle routing problem, and introduces the ISP MBG technique for optimizing routes.
3) The study evaluates the performance of ISP MBG by varying system parameters like number of nodes and zones, finding it provides shorter transmission times compared to conventional Mobile IP.
The document provides an overview of SOHO networks, enterprise networks, client/server computing history, and telephone network structures. A SOHO network typically includes less than 10 PCs without servers and uses an inexpensive router to connect to the internet. An enterprise network is larger and more complex, connecting multiple locations with WAN links. Client/server computing emerged to allow shared resources like printers across networked PCs. Telephone networks evolved from direct connections between each phone to use centralized switches to enable connections on an as-needed basis.
The document outlines the course content for a Small Office Home Office (SOHO) IT Network Setup course. The course covers topics such as network components, configurations, email and file sharing setup. It includes chapters on understanding networks, network components, terminologies, a SOHO network lab, and advanced Google search operators. Network abbreviations and concepts such as IP addressing, static versus dynamic IP, and private versus public IP are also defined.
The document provides information about the CCNA certification course. It discusses that CCNA is a popular certification course developed by Cisco that certifies skills in network fundamentals, networking concepts, security, automation and more. It can help candidates get jobs as network administrators, engineers, and other networking roles. The document outlines the topics covered in the CCNA course and lists the most common employers of CCNA certified professionals.
The document discusses desirable features of mobile IP, including transparency, compatibility, security, and efficiency & scalability. Transparency refers to mobile IP being invisible to higher level protocols and applications. Compatibility means mobile IP should be compatible with existing Internet protocols and support all web browsers. Security involves authenticating mobile IP and protecting against attackers with fake IP addresses. Efficiency & scalability requires mobile IP to not flood the network or compromise efficiency as it supports billions of moving hosts and various devices.
Mobile IP allows devices to change networks while maintaining the same IP address, enabling continuous internet connectivity regardless of location. It works by assigning devices a permanent home IP address and registering a care-of address with a foreign agent when not in the home network, allowing the foreign agent to forward packets to the device's current location. Mobile IP supports security through authentication and aims to optimize routing efficiency.
The document provides an overview of basic internet concepts including modems, types of networks, transmission media, the internet, domains, web browsers, search engines, and virtual private networks. It describes how digital signals are converted to analog and vice versa to transmit data over phone lines and fiber optics. The summary also explains how Google indexes web pages and how virtual private networks create secure connections over the public internet.
Fast Handovers in heterogeneous Wireless NetworksSneha Vurrakula
This document discusses fast handovers in heterogeneous wireless networks. It begins with an abstract discussing the challenges of providing continuous connectivity when a mobile node moves between different access points. This is known as the handover latency period when the mobile node cannot send or receive data.
The introduction provides background on mobile communication through wireless networks. The problem section notes that mobility management is a major challenge, especially with network convergence, and re-establishing routing paths is crucial.
Fast Mobile IPv6 (FMIPv6) is discussed as a solution to reduce handover latency and packet loss during handovers. It allows predictive and reactive fast handovers by establishing forwarding for a mobile node's traffic before or after attaching to a new access
Mobile IP allows users to move between networks while maintaining the same IP address. It uses home and foreign agents and care-of addresses. A mobile node can register its care-of address with its home agent to receive packets when away from home. There are three main processes: agent discovery to find foreign agents, registration of the mobile node's care-of address with its home agent, and data transfer either via indirect routing through home and foreign agents or direct routing from correspondent nodes to the mobile node. Mobile IP supports host mobility across networks in a transparent manner without changing IP addresses.
IRJET - Li-Fi based Home/Office Computerization SystemIRJET Journal
This document discusses Li-Fi technology as an alternative to Wi-Fi for home/office automation. It begins with an abstract that introduces Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) as a wireless communication technology that uses light instead of radio waves. It then provides details on the need for Li-Fi due to increasing internet usage overloading the radio spectrum. The document outlines the aims and objectives of using Li-Fi for home/office automation, including transmitting data via light through different mediums. It describes the basic techniques and components used in a Li-Fi system, including LED lights that transmit data by varying in intensity, and photodiodes that receive the signals. It concludes by stating that Li-Fi offers higher speeds and more
Mobile IP is an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard designed to allow mobile device users to move between networks while maintaining a permanent IP address. It uses a home address for identification and a care-of address for routing. Key functions include foreign agent discovery, home agent registration using registration requests and replies, and tunneling via encapsulation to forward packets to the mobile node's care-of address. Route optimization enables direct communication between a correspondent node and the mobile node to improve efficiency.
i. ISDN was initially developed to provide integrated digital services over circuit-switched networks and had advantages over traditional phone lines like supporting two simultaneous calls or data channels over one cable pair and higher data speeds.
ii. However, the rise of technologies like ADSL have reduced ISDN's advantages related to speed and capacity. Additionally, advances in traditional phone networks have reduced other ISDN benefits.
iii. Nonetheless, ISDN still has value for applications requiring synchronous connections like real-time communications, and could see renewed popularity for uses like voice-overs during remote recording or multi-location video conferencing.
This document outlines the basic design of a Tier 3 ISP network. It defines key ISP terminology like tiers and points of presence. The project goal is described as providing internet access to 3 departments on campus through a wired or wireless network. The core architecture includes a backbone with a core router connecting to distribution routers that provide access to the departments. The document also covers addressing, routing protocols and how the network would be set up and tested.
Mobile IP is an IETF standard that allows mobile devices to change location between networks while maintaining the same IP address. It works by having a home agent forward data to the mobile node's current foreign agent when it is away from its home network. All data uses the mobile node's home address, while the care-of address identifies its current location and is used for tunneling data through foreign agents back to the mobile node.
Mobile IP allows mobile devices to change their point of attachment between networks while maintaining ongoing connections. It uses the mobile node's home address and care-of address to forward data packets as the mobile node roams. When away from its home network, a mobile node registers its care-of address with its home agent, which intercepts and encapsulates packets to the care-of address so the mobile node can receive them on foreign networks. This allows mobile nodes to move between networks while keeping the same IP address.
WiFi or wireless fidelity allows devices to connect to the Internet without wires. It uses wireless technology to send and receive data within the range of a wireless access point. Typical users of WiFi include travelers, businesspeople, students and anyone with a laptop. Common places to install WiFi access points include airports, hotels, coffee shops and malls to provide Internet access to mobile users. Key components of a WiFi network include wireless cards or adapters, access points, routers, and an Internet connection. WiFi standards like 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11a define specifications for wireless networking.
This document provides a case study on using an IP PBX solution over WiMAX technology. It begins with an abstract explaining that the paper will discuss IP PBXs and transmitting voice over IP networks, as well as how WiMAX can provide universal access. The body of the document then defines IP PBXs, their advantages, standards used, and how WiMAX can serve as the backbone for various voice and data applications like IP PBXs across different usage scenarios such as education and rural networks. It provides diagrams of sample network topologies and concludes that WiMAX enables flexible, high-bandwidth delivery of real-time applications and services.
This document discusses Mobile IP, which allows mobile devices to change their point of attachment between different networks while maintaining ongoing connections. It describes the key entities in Mobile IP including the Mobile Node, Home Agent, Foreign Agent, and Correspondent Node. The operations of Mobile IP are summarized, including agent discovery, registration processes, encapsulation and decapsulation of packets, and the tables maintained on routers. Problems with Mobile IP and its applications are also briefly mentioned.
A lthough the Internet offers access to information sources worldwid.pdfANGELMARKETINGJAIPUR
A lthough the Internet offers access to information sources worldwide, typically we do not
expect to benefit from that access until we arrive at some familiar point--whether home, office,
or school. However, the increasing variety of wireless devices offering IP connectivity, such as
PDAs, handhelds, and digital cellular phones, is beginning to change our perceptions of the
Internet.
To understand the contrast between the current realities of IP connectivity and future
possibilities, consider the transition toward mobility that has occurred in telephony over the past
20 years. An analogous transition in the domain of networking, from dependence on fixed points
of attachment to the flexibility afforded by mobility, has just begun.
Mobile computing and networking should not be confused with the portable computing and
networking we have today. In mobile networking, computing activities are not disrupted when
the user changes the computer\'s point of attachment to the Internet. Instead, all the needed
reconnection occurs automatically and noninteractively.
Truly mobile computing offers many advantages. Confident access to the Internet anytime,
anywhere will help free us from the ties that bind us to our desktops. Consider how cellular
phones have given people new freedom in carrying out their work. Taking along an entire
computing environment has the potential not just to extend that flexibility but to fundamentally
change the existing work ethic. Having the Internet available to us as we move will give us the
tools to build new computing environments wherever we go. Those who have little interest in
mobility per se will still benefit from the ability to resume previous applications when they
reconnect. This is especially convenient in a wireless LAN office environment, where the
boundaries between attachment points are not sharp and are often invisible.
The evolution of mobile networking will differ from that of telephony in some important
respects. The endpoints of a telephone connection are typically human; computer applications
are likely to involve interactions between machines without human intervention. Obvious
examples of this are mobile computing devices on airplanes, ships, and automobiles. Mobile
networking may well also come to depend on position-finding devices, such as a satellite global
positioning system, to work in tandem with wireless access to the Internet.
Another difference may well be rate of adoption. It took many years for mobile phones to
become cheap and light-weight enough to be perceived as convenient. Because wireless mobile
computing devices such as PDAs and pocket organizers have already found user acceptance,
mobile computing may become popular much more quickly.
However, there are still some technical obstacles that must be overcome before mobile
networking can become widespread. The most fundamental is the way the Internet Protocol, the
protocol that connects the networks of today\'s Internet, routes packets to t.
Extended Study on the Performance Evaluation of ISP MBG based Route Optimiza...IOSR Journals
This document provides an extended study on the performance evaluation of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) Mobile Border Gateway (MBG) based route optimization scheme in Mobile IPv4. The study evaluates the scheme's performance under different system parameters like number of nodes, zones, and points of presence serving each zone. The ISP MBG technique aims to solve the triangle routing problem in conventional Mobile IPv4 by providing a shorter route with lower transmission times between correspondent nodes and mobile nodes. Simulation results presented in the paper prove that the ISP MBG framework successfully addresses triangle routing issues.
Conectividad inalámbrica para Internet de las cosas(Telecomunicaciones)SANTIAGO PABLO ALBERTO
The document discusses wireless connectivity technologies for IoT applications. It reviews predominant wireless standards, including their technical concepts, tradeoffs for selection. Wi-Fi is described as the standard for Internet connectivity, integrated with TCP/IP. It has widespread deployment in homes, offices and public areas. While complex, Wi-Fi and TCP/IP integration into silicon is now enabling more IoT devices to connect to the Internet wirelessly.
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The document discusses network mobility and the Network Mobility Basic Support Protocol (NEMO BSP). It provides an overview of NEMO BSP, explaining that it enables the movement of an entire network attached to the Internet via a mobile router. It describes how NEMO BSP uses tunneling between the mobile router's care-of address and the home agent to maintain network connectivity as the mobile router changes location. Key aspects of NEMO BSP operation include encapsulation of packets and preservation of ongoing sessions for nodes within the mobile network.
IPv4 and IPv6 are network protocols that assign devices unique IP addresses, with IPv6 intended to replace IPv4 due to having a larger address space. While IPv6 aims to address limitations of IPv4, it is difficult for IPv6 to fully replace IPv4 since IPv6 cannot currently support everything that IPv4 can. The document discusses some key differences between IPv4 and IPv6 such as address size, security, extensibility of protocols, and incompatibility between the two protocols.
The document discusses various technologies being considered for 5G networks, including beam division multiple access (BDMA), cognitive radio, software defined radio, supporting IPv6 and flat IP networks, multihoming, pervasive networks, group cooperative relay techniques, mobile cloud computing, high altitude stratospheric platforms, and reducing power consumption. 5G is expected to be rolled out around 2020 and provide significantly higher data speeds and capacities compared to 4G, while supporting a variety of wireless access technologies and seamless handovers between them.
Sandeep presented a seminar on 4G wireless technology. 4G will provide comprehensive IP solutions allowing voice, data, and multimedia on an anytime, anywhere basis using broadband cellular and other wireless systems. It is required due to subscriber and service growth. 4G features include support for multimedia, high bandwidth, packet switching, global mobility, and high internet speeds. Technologies powering 4G include OFDM, UWB, smart antennas, and IPv6.
The document discusses mobility management for voice over IP (VoIP) in heterogeneous wireless networks. It summarizes that future wireless networks will integrate various wireless access networks. For seamless mobility between these networks, the application-layer Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a good candidate due to its transparency to lower network layers and scalability. However, SIP can introduce delays due to its application-layer message processing. The document reviews mobility management protocols and their performance challenges for VoIP in heterogeneous wireless networks.
Mobile IP allows nodes to change their point of attachment to the network while maintaining ongoing communications using the same IP address. It works by associating each mobile node with a home network and address, and registering the node's current location, or care-of address, with a home agent in the home network. When packets are sent to the mobile node's home address, the home agent intercepts them and tunnels them to the node's current care-of address via encapsulation. This allows the node to receive packets no matter where it is connected.
This report summarizes the key components of networking, including different types of cables, IP addresses, network protocols, topologies, standards, and cabling categories. It discusses the basic elements used to establish a network, such as switches, routers, and client computers. It also explains concepts like TCP/IP, UDP, DHCP, LANs, WANs, the OSI model and more. Tables and diagrams are provided to illustrate networking concepts and components.
Low-cost wireless mesh communications based on openWRT and voice over interne...IJECEIAES
Technology makes it easier for us to communicate over a distance. However, there are still many remote areas that find it difficult to communicate. This is due to the fact that communication infrastructure in some areas is expensive to build while the profit will be low. This paper proposes to combine voice over internet protocol (VoIP) over mesh network implemented on openWRT router. The routers are performing mesh functions. We set up a VoIP server on a router and enabled session initiation protocol (SIP) clients on other routers. Therefore, we only need routers as a means of communication. The experiment showed very good results, in the line-of-sight (LOS) condition, they are limited to reception distances up to 145 meters while in the non-lineof-sight (NLOS) condition, they are limited to reception distances up to 55 meters.
Chapter 4Networks for EfficientOperations andSustainabilit.docxchristinemaritza
This document summarizes key points from Chapter 4 of a textbook on networks for efficient operations and sustainability. It discusses various topics including data networks, IP addresses, APIs, wireless networks and mobile infrastructure. Some of the main points covered include definitions of bandwidth and protocols, an overview of TCP/IP and network speeds, a comparison of 3G and 4G mobile networks, and descriptions of technologies like WiFi, WiMAX, Bluetooth and factors to consider when selecting a mobile network.
Mobile IP allows mobile nodes to change their point of attachment to the internet while maintaining ongoing communications. It includes the following key entities:
- Mobile nodes can move between home and foreign networks while keeping their IP address.
- Foreign agents provide services to visiting mobile nodes and advertise care-of addresses for tunneling packets to mobile nodes' current locations.
- The home agent maintains a location registry with mobile nodes' care-of addresses and tunnels packets to their current points of attachment when away from home.
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) can be used by mobile nodes to obtain temporary IP addresses at foreign networks to use as their care-of addresses.
Mobile IP allows mobile nodes to change their point of attachment to the internet while maintaining the same IP address. It uses home and foreign agents and a care-of address to transparently route packets to the mobile node's changing locations. The mobile node discovers agents through advertisements, registers its care-of address with its home agent, and packets are tunneled between the home and foreign agents to reach the mobile node.
This document discusses the evolution of mobile networks from 1G to 5G and key concepts for 5G networks. It outlines that 5G networks will allow software defined radios, dynamic downloading of new protocols, integration of different wireless technologies, and intelligent selection of the best connection by mobile phones. 5G aims to provide complete wireless communication with almost no limitations and enable applications like high definition mobile TV and video calling.
The document provides information about various networking concepts and protocols. It contains 26 questions and answers about topics such as IGMP, ping, tracert, RSVP, DHCP, domains vs workgroups, NAT, PPP, IP spoofing, IP datagrams, application gateways, circuit gateways, default gateways, LANs, intranets vs the Internet, protocols, FTP, the OSI model layers, network types, topologies, IP, TCP, UDP, IP addressing classes, multicasting, DNS, telnet, and SMTP. It also defines MAC addresses.
1. The document discusses scalability problems in mobile wireless networks caused by increasing data usage. It introduces three categories of network architectures introduced in 3GPP Release 10 to address this - LIPA, SIPTO, and IP flow mobility.
2. LIPA allows local access to a private network through a femtocell without traversing the core network. SIPTO offloads certain traffic like best effort services to a local network to reduce core network load.
3. There are two types of breakout architectures - with the breakpoint at a private network, bypassing the core network, or at/above the radio access network, still using some core network functions. LIPA and SIPTO help increase revenue by
The document discusses wireless local area networks (WLANs) and Bluetooth wireless technology standards. It provides an overview of WLANs including the IEEE 802.11 standard, wireless network architectures, services provided, and advantages and disadvantages compared to wired networks. It also summarizes Bluetooth including its introduction and key features, network topology of piconets and scatternets, and Bluetooth protocol stack.
1. The document discusses the WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) architecture and its components for enabling wireless internet access on mobile devices. It includes protocols like WDP, WTLS, WSP, and WML.
2. The WAP architecture consists of a transport layer, security layer, transaction layer, session layer, and application layer. It maps to internet protocols like TCP/IP, TLS, and HTTP to provide similar functionality to mobile devices.
3. Special adaptations were required for the wireless environment, including new protocols like WML, a binary version of HTML, and WTA for wireless telephony integration. Gateways translate between internet protocols and WAP to enable access of web and other internet content on mobile
This document provides an overview of the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) mobile telecommunication system. It discusses the architecture and components of GSM, including the radio subsystem (RSS), network and switching subsystem (NSS), and operation subsystem (OSS). It describes the protocols and services in GSM like bearer services, teleservices, and supplementary services. It also explains key concepts like connection establishment, frequency allocation bands, and mobility management in GSM networks.
TDMA, CDMA, FDMA, and SDMA are different multiple access techniques used in mobile communications. TDMA divides each channel into time slots and allocates slots to different users. CDMA encodes each conversation with a pseudo-random sequence and all users share the full spectrum. FDMA divides the bandwidth into individual frequency bands, each assigned to a single user. SDMA uses smart antennas to create spatial pipes between the base station and mobile users to improve performance.
An array implementation of a stack is described. A stack is represented by a struct containing a dynamically allocated array (contents) and an integer (top) tracking the top index. Functions like StackInit(), StackPush(), StackPop() are discussed, which initialize, push/add, and pop/remove elements from the stack respectively. StackIsEmpty() and StackIsFull() check if the stack is empty or full. The key aspects are that a stack follows LIFO (last-in, first-out) order, and only allows accessing the top element of the stack.
The document discusses height balanced binary trees. A height balanced binary tree is one where, for each node, the heights of the left and right subtrees differ by no more than 1. An AVL tree is a type of height balanced binary tree. The document provides an example of a height balanced tree that is not completely balanced. It also gives a formula to calculate the maximum number of nodes in a balanced binary tree of height h as 2h-1 - 1 internal nodes plus up to 2h leaf nodes.
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation w...IJCNCJournal
Paper Title
Particle Swarm Optimization–Long Short-Term Memory based Channel Estimation with Hybrid Beam Forming Power Transfer in WSN-IoT Applications
Authors
Reginald Jude Sixtus J and Tamilarasi Muthu, Puducherry Technological University, India
Abstract
Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) helps to overcome various difficulties in future technology wireless communications. NOMA, when utilized with millimeter wave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems, channel estimation becomes extremely difficult. For reaping the benefits of the NOMA and mm-Wave combination, effective channel estimation is required. In this paper, we propose an enhanced particle swarm optimization based long short-term memory estimator network (PSOLSTMEstNet), which is a neural network model that can be employed to forecast the bandwidth required in the mm-Wave MIMO network. The prime advantage of the LSTM is that it has the capability of dynamically adapting to the functioning pattern of fluctuating channel state. The LSTM stage with adaptive coding and modulation enhances the BER.PSO algorithm is employed to optimize input weights of LSTM network. The modified algorithm splits the power by channel condition of every single user. Participants will be first sorted into distinct groups depending upon respective channel conditions, using a hybrid beamforming approach. The network characteristics are fine-estimated using PSO-LSTMEstNet after a rough approximation of channels parameters derived from the received data.
Keywords
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), Bit Error Rate (BER), mm-Wave, MIMO, NOMA, deep learning, optimization.
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A high-Speed Communication System is based on the Design of a Bi-NoC Router, ...DharmaBanothu
The Network on Chip (NoC) has emerged as an effective
solution for intercommunication infrastructure within System on
Chip (SoC) designs, overcoming the limitations of traditional
methods that face significant bottlenecks. However, the complexity
of NoC design presents numerous challenges related to
performance metrics such as scalability, latency, power
consumption, and signal integrity. This project addresses the
issues within the router's memory unit and proposes an enhanced
memory structure. To achieve efficient data transfer, FIFO buffers
are implemented in distributed RAM and virtual channels for
FPGA-based NoC. The project introduces advanced FIFO-based
memory units within the NoC router, assessing their performance
in a Bi-directional NoC (Bi-NoC) configuration. The primary
objective is to reduce the router's workload while enhancing the
FIFO internal structure. To further improve data transfer speed,
a Bi-NoC with a self-configurable intercommunication channel is
suggested. Simulation and synthesis results demonstrate
guaranteed throughput, predictable latency, and equitable
network access, showing significant improvement over previous
designs
This is an overview of my current metallic design and engineering knowledge base built up over my professional career and two MSc degrees : - MSc in Advanced Manufacturing Technology University of Portsmouth graduated 1st May 1998, and MSc in Aircraft Engineering Cranfield University graduated 8th June 2007.
Online train ticket booking system project.pdfKamal Acharya
Rail transport is one of the important modes of transport in India. Now a days we
see that there are railways that are present for the long as well as short distance
travelling which makes the life of the people easier. When compared to other
means of transport, a railway is the cheapest means of transport. The maintenance
of the railway database also plays a major role in the smooth running of this
system. The Online Train Ticket Management System will help in reserving the
tickets of the railways to travel from a particular source to the destination.
We have designed & manufacture the Lubi Valves LBF series type of Butterfly Valves for General Utility Water applications as well as for HVAC applications.
An In-Depth Exploration of Natural Language Processing: Evolution, Applicatio...DharmaBanothu
Natural language processing (NLP) has
recently garnered significant interest for the
computational representation and analysis of human
language. Its applications span multiple domains such
as machine translation, email spam detection,
information extraction, summarization, healthcare,
and question answering. This paper first delineates
four phases by examining various levels of NLP and
components of Natural Language Generation,
followed by a review of the history and progression of
NLP. Subsequently, we delve into the current state of
the art by presenting diverse NLP applications,
contemporary trends, and challenges. Finally, we
discuss some available datasets, models, and
evaluation metrics in NLP.
This study Examines the Effectiveness of Talent Procurement through the Imple...DharmaBanothu
In the world with high technology and fast
forward mindset recruiters are walking/showing interest
towards E-Recruitment. Present most of the HRs of
many companies are choosing E-Recruitment as the best
choice for recruitment. E-Recruitment is being done
through many online platforms like Linkedin, Naukri,
Instagram , Facebook etc. Now with high technology E-
Recruitment has gone through next level by using
Artificial Intelligence too.
Key Words : Talent Management, Talent Acquisition , E-
Recruitment , Artificial Intelligence Introduction
Effectiveness of Talent Acquisition through E-
Recruitment in this topic we will discuss about 4important
and interlinked topics which are
This study Examines the Effectiveness of Talent Procurement through the Imple...
Unit 4
1. UNIT IV MOBILE NETWORK LAYER
Mobile IP – DHCP – AdHoc– Proactive and Reactive Routing Protocols – Multicast Routing- Vehicular Ad Hoc
networks ( VANET) –MANET Vs VANET – Security
MOBILE IP
While systems like GSM have been designed with mobility in mind,
the internet started at a time when no one had thought of mobile computers.
Today‘s internet lacks any mechanisms to support users traveling around the
world. IP is the common base for thousands of applications and runs over dozens
of different networks. This is the reason for supporting mobility at the IP layer;
mobile phone systems, for example, cannot offer this type of mobility for
heterogeneous networks. To merge the world of mobile phones with the internet
and to support mobility in the small more efficiently, so-called micro mobility
protocols have been developed.
a) Goals, Assumptions and Requirements
A host sends an IP packet with the header containing a destination address with
other fields. The destination address not only determines the receiver of the packet,
but also the physical subnet of the receiver. For example, the destination address
129.13.42.99 shows that the receiver must be connected to the physical subnet with
the network prefix 129.13.42. Routers in the internet now look at the destination
addresses of incoming packets and forward them according to internal look-up
tables. To avoid an explosion of routing tables, only prefixes are stored and further
optimizations are applied. A router would otherwise have to store the addresses of
all computers in the internet, which is obviously not feasible. As long as the
receiver can be reached within its physical subnet, it gets the packets; as soon as it
moves outside the subnet, a packet will not reach it.
A host needs a so-called topologically correct address. So
moving to a new location would mean assigning a new IP address. The problem is
that nobody knows about this new address. It is almost impossible to find a
(mobile) host on the internet which has just changed its address. One could argue
that with the help of dynamic DNS (DDNS, RFC 2136,Vixie, 1997) an update of
the mapping logical name – IP address is possible. This is what many computer
2. users do if they have a dynamic IP address and still want to be permanently
reachable using the same logical computer name. It is important to note that these
considerations, indeed most of mobile IP‘s motivation, are important if a user
wants to offer services from a mobile node, i.e., the node should act as server.
Typically, the IP address is of no special interest for service usage: in this case
DHCP is sufficient. Another motivation for permanent IP addresses is emergency
communication with permanent and quick reachability via the same IP address. So
what about dynamically adapting the IP address with regard to the current
location? The problem is that the domain name system (DNS) needs some time
before it updates the internal tables necessary to map a logical name to an IP
address. This approach does not work if the mobile node moves quite often.
The internet and DNS have not been built for frequent updates. Just
imagine millions of nodes moving at the same time. DNS could never present a
consistent view of names and addresses, as it uses caching to improve scalability. It
is simply too expensive to update quickly.There is a severe problem with higher
layer protocols like TCP which rely on IP addresses. Changing the IP address
while still having a TCP connection open means breaking the connection. A TCP
connection is identified by the tuple (source IP address, source port, destination IP
address, destination port), also known as a socket pair (a socket consists of
address and port). Therefore, a TCP connection cannot survive any address change.
Breaking TCP connections is not an option, using even simple programs like telnet
would be impossible. The mobile node would also have to notify all
communication partners about the new address.
b) Requirements
Many field trials and proprietary systems finally led to mobile IP as a
standard to enable mobility in the internet. Several requirements accompanied the
development of the standard:
Compatibility: The installed base of Internet computers, i.e., computers running
TCP/IP and connected to the internet, is huge. A new standard cannot introduce
changes for applications or network protocols already in use. People still want to
use their favorite browser for www and do not want to change applications just for
mobility, the same holds for operating systems.Mobile IP has to be integrated into
3. existing operating systems or at least work with them (today it is available for
many platforms). Routers within the internet should not necessarily require other
software. While it is possible to enhance the capabilities of some routers to support
mobility,
it is almost impossible to change all of them. Mobile IP has to remain compatible
with all lower layers used for the standard, non-mobile, IP. Mobile IP must not
require special media or MAC/LLC protocols, so it must use the same interfaces
and mechanisms to access the lower layers as IP does. Finally, end-systems
enhanced with a mobile IP implementation should still be able to communicate
with fixed systems without mobile IP. Mobile IP has to ensure that users can still
access all the other servers and systems in the internet. But that implies using the
same address format and routing mechanisms.
Transparency: Mobility should remain ‗invisible‘ for many higher
layer protocols and applications. Besides maybe noticing a lower bandwidth and
some interruption in service, higher layers should continue to work even if the
mobile computer has changed its point of attachment to the network.For TCP this
means that the computer must keep its IP address as explained above. If the
interruption of the connectivity does not take too long, TCP connections survive
the change of the attachment point. Problems related to the performance of TCP
are discussed in chapter 9. Clearly, many of today‘s applications have not been
designed for use in mobile environments, so the only effects of mobility should be
a higher delay and lower bandwidth.
However, there are some applications for which it is better to be ‗mobility aware‘.
Examples are cost-based routing or video compression. Knowing that it is
currently possible to use different networks, the software could choose the
cheapest one. Or if a video application knows that only a low bandwidth
connection is currently available, it could use a different compression scheme.
Additional mechanisms are necessary to inform these applications about mobility .
Scalability and efficiency: Introducing a new mechanism to the internet must
not jeopardize its efficiency. Enhancing IP for mobility must not generate too
many new messages flooding the whole network. Special care has to be taken
considering the lower bandwidth of wireless links.
4. Many mobile systems will have a wireless link to an attachment point, so only
some additional packets should be necessary between a mobile system and a node
in the network. Looking at the number of computers connected to the internet and
at the growth rates of mobile communication,
it is clear that myriad devices will participate in the internet as mobile components.
Just think of cars, trucks, mobile phones, every seat in every plane around the
world etc. – many of them will have some IP implementation inside and move
between different networks and require mobile IP. It is crucial for a mobile IP to be
scalable over a large number of participants in the whole internet, worldwide.
● Security: Mobility poses many security problems. The minimum requirement is
that of all the messages related to the management of Mobile IP are authenticated.
The IP layer must be sure that if it forwards a packet to a mobile host that this host
receives the packet. The IP layer can only guarantee that the IP address of the
receiver is correct. There are no ways of preventing fake IP addresses or other
attacks. According to Internet philosophy, this is left to higher layers (keep the core
of the internet simple, push more complex services to the edge).The goal of a
mobile IP can be summarized as: ‗supporting end-system mobility while
maintaining scalability, efficiency, and compatibility in all respects with existing
applications and Internet protocols‘.
c) Entities and terminology
The following defines several entities and terms needed to understand mobile IP as
defined in RFC 3344. Figure 3.1 illustrates an example scenario.
● Mobile node (MN): A mobile node is an end-system or router that can change
its point of attachment to the internet using mobile IP. The MN keeps its IP address
and can continuously communicate with any other system in the internet as long as
link-layer connectivity is given. Mobile nodes are not necessarily small devices
such as laptops with antennas or mobile phones; a router onboard an aircraft can be
a powerful mobile node.
5. DYNAMIC HOST CONFIGURATION PROTOCOL
The dynamic host configuration protocol is mainly used to simplify the installation
and maintenance of networked computers. If a new computer is connected to a
network, DHCP can provide it with all the necessary information for full system
integration into the network, e.g., addresses of a DNS server and the default router,
the subnet mask, the domain name, and an IP address. Providing an IP address
makes DHCP very attractive for mobile IP as a source of care-of-addresses. While
the basic DHCP mechanisms are quite simple, many options are available as
described in RFC 2132. DHCP is based on a client/server model as shown in
Figure 8.17. DHCP clients send a request to a server (DHCPDISCOVER in the
example) to which the server responds.
6. A typical initialization of a DHCP client is shown in the above Figure.
The figure shows one client and two servers. As described above, the client
broadcasts a DHCPDISCOVER into the subnet. There might be a relay to forward
this broadcast. In the case shown, two servers receive this broadcast and determine
the configuration they can offer to the client. One example for this could be the
checking of available IP addresses and choosing one for the client. Servers reply to
the client‘s request with DHCPOFFER and offer a list of configuration parameters.
The client can now choose one of the configurations offered. The client in turn
replies to the servers, accepting one of the configurations and rejecting the others
using DHCPREQUEST. If a server receives a DHCPREQUEST with a rejection, it
can free the reserved configuration for otherpossible clients. The server with the
configuration accepted by the client now confirms the configuration with
DHCPACK.
7. This completes the initialization phase. If a client leaves a subnet, it should
release the configuration received by the server using DHCPRELEASE. Now the
server can free the context stored for the client and offer the configuration again.
The configuration a client gets from a server is only leased for a certain amount of
time; it has to be reconfirmed from time to time. Otherwise the server will free the
configuration. This timeout of configuration helps in the case of crashed nodes or
nodes moved away without releasing the context. DHCP is a good candidate for
supporting the acquisition of care-of addresses for mobile nodes. The same holds
for all other parameters needed, such as addresses of the default router, DNS
servers, the timeserver etc. A DHCP server should be located in the subnet of the
access point of the mobile node, or at least a DHCP relay should provide
forwarding of the messages. RFC 3118 specifies authentication for DHCP
messages which is needed to protect mobile nodes from malicious DHCP servers.
Without authentication, the mobile node cannot trust a DHCP server, and the
DHCP server cannot trust the mobile node.
ADHOC– PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE ROUTING
PROTOCOLS
ROUTING
Routing is the act of moving information across the network from a source
to a destination. It is also referred as the process of choosing a path over which the
packets are sent. The routing process usually directs forwarding on the basis of
routing tables which maintain a record of the routes to various network
destinations.
At least one intermediate node within the internetwork is encountered during
the transfer of information. Basically two activities are involved in this concept:
determining optimal routing paths and transferring the packets through an
internetwork. The transferring of packets through an internetwork is called as
packet switching which is straight forward, and the path determination could be
very complex.
8. Routing protocols use several metrics as a standard measurement to calculate the
best path for routing the packets to its destination that could be : number of
hops, which are used by the routing algorithm to determine the optimal path for the
packet to its destination. The process of path determination is that, routing
algorithms find out and maintain routing tables, which contain the total route
information for the packet. The information of route varies from one routing
algorithm to another. The routing tables are filled with entries in the routing table
are ip-address prefix and the next hop.
Routing is mainly classified into static routing and dynamic routing.
1. Static routing refers to the routing strategy being stated manually or statically,
in the router. Static routing maintains a routing table usually written by a networks
administrator. The routing table doesn‗t depend on the state of the network status,
i.e., whether the destination is active or not.
2. Dynamic routing refers to the routing strategy that is being learnt by an
interior or exterior routing protocol. This routing primarily depends on the state of
the network i.e., the routing table is affected by the activeness of the destination.
b) Routing in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks
Mobile Ad-hoc networks are self-organizing and self-configuring multihop
wireless
networks, where the structure of the network changes dynamically. This is mainly
due to the mobility of the nodes. Nodes in these networks utilize the same random
access wireless channel, cooperating in an intimate manner to engaging themselves
in multihop forwarding. The node in the network not only acts as hosts but also as
routers that route data to / from other nodes in network.
In mobile ad-hoc networks there is no infrastructure support as is the case
with wireless networks, and since a destination node might be out of range of a
source node transferring packets; so there is need of a routing procedure. This is
always ready to find a path so as to forward the packets appropriately between the
source and the destination.
9. In infrastructure networks, within a cell, a base station can reach all mobile
nodes without routing via broadcast in common wireless networks. In the case of
ad-hoc networks, each node must be able to forward data for other nodes. This
creates additional problems along with the problems of dynamic topology which is
unpredictable connectivity changes.
c)Problems in routing with Mobile Ad hoc Networks
i) Asymmetric links: Most of the wired networks rely on the symmetric
links which are always fixed. But this is not a case with ad-hoc networks
as the nodes are mobile and constantly changing their position within
network
ii) Routing Overhead: In wireless ad hoc networks, nodes often change
their location within network. So, some stale routes are generated in the
routing table which leads to unnecessary routing overhead.
iii) Interference: This is the major problem with mobile ad-hoc networks
as links come and go depending on the transmission characteristics, one
transmission might interfere with another one and node might overhear
transmissions of other nodes and can corrupt the total transmission.
iv) Dynamic Topology: Since the topology is not constant; so the mobile
node might move or medium characteristics might change. In ad-hoc
networks, routing tables must somehow reflect these changes in
topology and routing algorithms have to be adapted. For example in a
fixed network routing table updating takes place for every 30sec. This
updating frequency might be very low for ad-hoc networks.
d) Classification of Routing Protocols
10. Classification of routing protocols in mobile ad hoc network can be
done in many ways, but most of these are done depending on routing strategy and
network structure.
The routing protocols can be categorized as flat routing, hierarchical routing and
geographic position assisted routing while depending on the network structure.
According to the routing strategy routing protocols can be classified as Table-
driven and source initiated. The classification of routing protocols is shown below.
FSR – Fish Eye State Routing ;FSLS – Fuzzy Sighted Link state;
OLSR – Optimized Link State Routing; DSR – Dynamic Source Routing
TBRPF – Topology broadcast based on Reverse – Path Forwarding
11. AODV – Ad hoc On Demand Distance Vector; HSR – Hierarchical
State Routing CGSR – Cluster Gateway Switch Rouing; ZRP – Zone Routing
Protocol
LANMAR – Landmark Ad hoc Routing; GeoCast – Geographic Addressing and
Routing LAR – Location Aided Routing Protocol; GPSR – Greedy Perimeter
Stateless Routing DREAM – Distance Routing Effect Algorithm for mobility
Based on the Routing Information Update Mechanism :
Ad hoc wireless network routing protocols can be classified into three
major categories based on the routing information update mechanism. They are
1. Proactive orTable driven routing protocols : In table drive routing protocols ,
every node maintains the network topology information in the form of routing
tables by periodically exchanging routing network.
2. Reactive or On-demand routing protocols : Protocols that falls under this
category do not maintain the network topology information. They obtain the
necessary path when it is required by using connection establishment process.
Hence these protocols do not exchange routing information periodically.
3. Hybrid Routing Protocols : Protocols belonging to this cateogory combine the
best features of above two categories. Nodes within a certain distance from the
node concerned or within a particular geographical region are said to be within
the routing zone of the given node. For routing within this zone, a table- driven
approach is used. For nodes that are located beyond this zone is on-demand
approach is used
DESTINATION SEQUENCED DISTANCE VECTOR
(DSDV)
DSDV was one of the first proactive routing protocols available for Ad Hoc
networks. It was developed by C. Perkins in 1994, 5 years before the informational
12. RFC of the MANET group. It has not been standardised by any regulation
authorities but is still a reference.
Algorithm
DSDV is based on the Bellman-Ford algorithm.
With DSDV, each routing table will contain all available destinations, with the
associated next hop, the associated metric (numbers of hops), and a sequence
number originated by the destination node.
Tables are updated in the topology per exchange between nodes.
Each node will broadcast to its neighbors entries in its table. This exchange of
entries can be made by dumping the whole routing table, or by performing an
incremental update, that means exchanging just recently updated routes.
Nodes who receive this data can then update their tables if they received a better
route, or a new one.
Updates are performed on a regular basis, and are instantly scheduled if a new
event is detected in the topology.
If there are frequent changes in topology, full table exchange will be preferred
whereas in a stable topology, incremental updates will cause less traffic.
The route selection is performed on the metric and sequence number criteria. The
sequence number is a time indication sent by the destination node. It allows the
table update process, as if two identical routes are known, the one with the best
sequence number is kept and used, while the other is destroyed (considered as a
stale entry).
Illustration
Let us consider the two following topologies (figure 1 and figure 2). At t=0, the
network is organized as shows figure 1. We suppose at this time the network is
stable, each node has a correct routing table of all destinations.
13. Then, we suppose G is moving, and at t+1, the topology is as shown in figure 2.
At this stage, the following events are detected, and actions are taken:
On node C: Link with G is broken, the route entry is deleted, and updates are sent
to node D.
On node A and F: A new link is detected, the new entry is added to the routing
table and updates are sent to neighbors.
On node G: Two new links are detected (to A and F), and one is broken (to C), the
routing table is updated and a full dump is sent to neighbors (as the routing table is
entirely changed, a full dump equals an incremental update).
Advantages
DSDV was one of the early algorithms available. It is quite suitable for
creating ad hoc
networks with small number of nodes. Since no formal specification of this
algorithm is present there is no commercial implementation of this
algorithm.
DSDV guarantees for loop free path.
14. Disadvantages
DSDV requires a regular update of its routing tables, which uses up battery
power and a
small amount of bandwidth even when the network is idle.
Whenever the topology of the network changes, a new sequence number is
necessary before the network re-converges; thus, DSDV is not suitable for
highly dynamic networks.
DYNAMIC SOURCE ROUTING (DSR)
The Dynamic Source Routing protocol (DSR) is a simple and efficient routing
protocol designed specifically for use in multi-hop wireless ad hoc networks of
mobile nodes.
DSR allows the network to be completely self-organizing and self-configuring,
without theneed for any existing network infrastructure or administration.
It is a reactive protocol and all aspects of the protocol operate entirely on-
demand basis. It works on the concept of source routing. Source routing is a
routing technique in which
the sender of a packet determines the complete sequence of nodes through
which, thepackets are forwarded.
The advantage of source routing is : intermediate nodes do not need to
maintain up to daterouting information in order to route the packets they
forward.
The protocol is composed of the two main mechanisms of "Route Discovery"
and "RouteMaintenance".
DSR requires each node to maintain a route – cache of all known self – to –
destination pairs. If a node has a packet to send, it attempts to use this cache
to deliver the packet.
15. If the destination does not exist in the cache, then a route discovery phase is
initiated to discover a route to destination, by sending a route request.
This request includes the destination address, source address and a unique
identification number.
If a route is available from the route – cache, but is not valid any
more, a route maintenance procedure may be initiated.
A node processes the route request packet only if it has not previously
processes the packet and its address is not present in the route cache.
A route reply is generated by the destination or by any of the intermediate
nodes when it knows about how to reach the destination.
Example
In the following example, the route discovery procedure is shown where S1
is the source node and S7 is the destination node.
16. In this example, the destination S7, gets the request through two paths. It chooses
one path based on the route records in the incoming packet and sends a reply using
the reverse path to the source node. At each hop, the best route with minimum hop
is stored. In this example, it is shown the route record status ate each hop to reach
the destination from the source node. Here, the chosen route is S1-S2-S4-S5-S7.
Advantages and Disadvantages:
a) DSR uses a reactive approach which eliminates the need to periodically flood
the network with table update messages which are required in a table-driven
approach. The intermediate nodes also utilize the route cache information
efficiently to reduce the control overhead.
b) The disadvantage of DSR is that the route maintenance mechanism does not
locally repair a broken down link. The connection setup delay is higher than in
table- driven protocols. Even though the protocol performs well in static and
low-mobility environments, the performance degrades rapidly with increasing
mobility. Also, considerable routing overhead is involved due to the source-
17. routing mechanism employed in DSR. This routing overhead is directly
proportional to the path length.
AD HOC ON-DEMAND DISTANCE VECTOR (AODV)
AODV was proposed to standardization by the RFC 3561 in July 2003. It was
designed by the same people who designed DSDV. AODV is a distance vector
routing protocol, which means routing decisions will be taken depending on the
number of hops to destination. A particularity of this network is to support both
multicast and unicast routing.
Algorithm
The AODV algorithm is inspired from the Bellman-Ford algorithm like DSDV.
The principle change is to be On Demand.
The node will be silent while it does not have data to send. Then, if the upper layer
is requesting a route for a packet, a ―ROUTE REQUEST‖ packet will be sent to
the direct neighborhood. If a neighbour has a route corresponding to the request, a
packet ―ROUTE REPLY‖ will be returned.
Otherwise, each neighbour will forward the ―ROUTE REQUEST‖ to their
own neighborhood, except for the originator and increment the hop value in the
packet data.
They also use this packet for building a reverse route entry (to the originator). This
process occurs until a route has been found.
Another part of this algorithm is the route maintenance.
While a neighbour is no longer available, if it was a hop for a route, this route is
not valid anymore.
AODV uses ―HELLO‖ packets on a regular basis to check if they are active
neighbours.
Active neighbours are the ones used during a previous route discovery process. If
there is no response to the ―HELLO‖ packet sent to a node, then, the originator
deletes all associated routes in its routing table. ―HELLO‖ packets are similar to
ping requests.
18. While transmitting, if a link is broken (a station did not receive acknowledgment
from the layer 2), a ―ROUTE ERROR‖ packet is unicast to all previous
forwarders and to the sender of the packet.
Illustration
In the example illustrated by figure 1, A needs to send a packet to I. A ―ROUTE
REQUEST‖ packet will be generated and sent to B and D (a). B and D add A in
their routing table, as a reverse route, and forward the ―ROUTE REQUEST‖
packet to their neighbours (b). B and D ignored the packet they exchanged each
others (as duplicates). The forwarding process continues while no route is known
(c). Once I receives the ―ROUTE REQUEST‖ from G (d), it generates the
―ROUTE REPLY‖ packet and sends it to the node it received from. Duplicate
19. packets continue to be ignored while the ―ROUTE REPLY‖ packet goes on the
shortest way to A, using previously established reverse routes (e and f).
The reverse routes created by the other nodes that have not been used for the
―ROUTE REPLY‖ are deleted after a delay. G and D will add the route to I once
they receive the ―ROUTE REPLY‖ packet.
Characteristics of AODV
Unicast, Broadcast, and Multicast communication.
On-demand route establishment with small delay.
All routes are loop-free through use of sequence numbers.
Use of Sequence numbers to track accuracy of information.
Only keeps track of next hop for a route instead of the entire route.
Use of periodic HELLO messages to track neighbors.
Advantages and Disadvantages
The main advantage of this protocol is that routes are established on
demand and destination sequence numbers are used to find the latest route to the
destination. The connection setup delay is lower.
One of the disadvantages of this protocol is that intermediate nodes can
lead to inconsistent routes if the source sequence number is very old and the
intermediate nodes have a higher but not the latest destination sequence number,
thereby having stale entries. Also multiple RouteReply packets in response to a
single RouteRequest packet can lead to heavy control overhead.
20. Another disadvantage of AODV is that the periodic beaconing leads to
unnecessary bandwidth consumption
ZONE ROUTING PROTOCOL (ZRP)
The Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP) was introduced in 1997 by Haas and
Pearlman.
It is either a proactive or reactive protocol. It is a hybrid routing protocol.
It combines the advantages from proactive and reactive routing.
It takes the advantage of pro-active discovery within a node's local
neighborhood (Intra zone Routing Protocol (IARP)), and using a reactive
protocol for communication between these neighborhoods (Inter zone
Routing Protocol(IERP)).
The Broadcast Resolution Protocol (BRP) is responsible for the forwarding
of a route request.
ZRP divides its network in different zones.
Each node may be within multiple overlapping zones, and each zone may be
of a different size.
The size of a zone is not determined by geographical measurement. It is
given by a radius of length, where the number of hops is the perimeter of
the zone. Each node has its own zone.
21. Example
radius=2-Hop; E, D, B, J, E and H are border-nodes
Illustration
Before constructing a zone and determine border nodes , a node needs to
know about its local neighbors.
A node may use the media access control (MAC) protocols to learn about its
direct neighbors. It also may require a Neighbor Discovery Protocol
(NDP).
ZRP does not strictly specify the protocol used but allows for local
independent implementations.
22.
NDP relies on the transmission of hello messages by each node.
When the node, for example node A, gets a response from a node B which
has received the "Hello"-messages, the node A notice that it has a direct
point-to-point connection with that node B.
The NDP selects nodes on various criteria, e.g.:
1. signal strength
2. frequency/delay of beacons.
Once the local routing information has been collected, the node periodically
broadcasts discovery messages in order to keep its map of neighbours up to date.
Sometimes the MAC layer of the nodes does not allow for such a NDP.
Components of ZRP
The Zone Routing Protocol consists of several components, which only together
provide the full routing benefit to ZRP
Even though the hybrid nature of the ZRP seems to indicate that it is a
hierarchical protocol, it is important to point out that the ZRP is in fact a flat
protocol.
ZRP is more efficiency for large networks
23. Advantage
Less control overhead as in a proactive protocol or an on demand protocol
Disadvantages
Short latency for finding new routes