Inter-Subnetwork Handover in IEEE 802.11 Legacy Networks Using Secure L2 Masquerading

Author

Sayegh, Amir A. ; Todd, Terence D. ; Zhao, Dongmei

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McMaster Univ., Hamilton, Ont.

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

231

Lastpage

235

Abstract

Inter-subnet handover in existing IEEE 802.11 networks usually incurs latencies which far exceed real-time voice requirements. In this paper we present a mechanism for concealing these delays by installing simple handover mediators (HOMs) on the target subnetworks. Our solution is a vendor-centric approach and permits handset manufacturers to obtain real-time handovers in legacy IEEE 802.11 networks. In this paper we discuss various system configurations and consider the scalability of the proposed mechanism using models and using data collected from various testbed experiments. It is shown that the proposed approach is highly scalable

Keywords

broadband networks; security of data; telecommunication security; wireless LAN; HOM; IEEE 802.11 legacy network; handover mediator; handset manufacturer; intersubnetwork handover; real-time voice requirement; secure L2 masquerading; vendor-centric approach; Authentication; Cryptography; Delay; Electronic switching systems; Intelligent networks; Manufacturing; Scalability; Streaming media; System testing; Telephone sets;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2006 23rd Biennial Symposium on

Conference_Location

Kigston, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9528-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BSC.2006.1644611

Filename

1644611