A Prediction Based SCTP Handover Scheme for IP/LEO Satellite Network

Author

Zhang, Zhu ; Guo, Qing ; Gao, Zihe

Author_Institution

Commun. Res. Center, Harbin Inst. of Technol., Harbin, China

fYear

2010

fDate

23-25 Sept. 2010

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

In this paper, an enhanced mobile IP (MIP) handover scheme with predictive mechanism based on Global Position System (GPS) for Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellite network is proposed. The proposed scheme utilizes the ephemeris information of LEO satellite network together with the GPS module collocated on the mobile host (MH) to predict the MH´s handover time. IP diversity scheme such as SCTP is also used during the handover process in order to enhance the handover performances in IP/LEO satellite network. The detailed prediction algorithm and handover procedures are described. And simulation results indicate that the proposed method has better performances in handover latency and packet loss rate than other Mobile IPv6 enhancements in IP/LEO satellite network.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; IP networks; diversity reception; mobile computing; mobile satellite communication; mobility management (mobile radio); IP diversity scheme; IP-LEO satellite network; global position system; handover latency; low earth orbiting; mobile IP handover scheme; mobile IPv6 enhancements; mobile host; packet loss rate; prediction based SCTP handover scheme; Global Positioning System; IP networks; Low earth orbit satellites; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Communications Networking and Mobile Computing (WiCOM), 2010 6th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Chengdu

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3708-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-3709-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WICOM.2010.5601455

Filename

5601455