A network-layer mobility management framework for the convergence of heterogeneous wireless networks

Author

Feng, Ruijun ; Wenan Zhou ; Liu, Ningning ; Huang, Jianwen ; Song, Junde

Author_Institution

PCN&CAD Center, Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

21-24 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

635

Abstract

The 3G and beyond wireless communication system will be the integration of many kinds of heterogeneous wireless access networks. These wireless access networks have different layer 2 technologies, so it is very difficult to implement mobility management on link layer in the 3G and beyond system. But the mobility management can be realized on network layer (i.e. IP layer). In this paper the definition of NMM (Network-Layer Mobility Management) is given firstly. Then the framework of NMM for the convergence of the heterogeneous wireless networks is presented, and its structure and function model are given. Also the key technologies used in NMM are introduced. At last a test system for NMM is described.

Keywords

3G mobile communication; radio access networks; telecommunication network management; heterogeneous wireless networks; mobile communication system; network layer; network-layer mobility management framework; 3G mobile communication; Communication system control; Communication system security; Convergence; Mobile communication; Mobile radio mobility management; System testing; Wireless LAN; Wireless communication; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 2003. APCC 2003. The 9th Asia-Pacific Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8114-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APCC.2003.1274435

Filename

1274435