A Solution to Improve the TCP Performance in the Presence of Handoffs in Wireless IP Networks

Author

Rojas, Octavio Ramírez ; Othman, J.B.

Author_Institution

Lab. CNRS-PRiSM, Univ. de Versailles

fYear

2005

fDate

23-28 Oct. 2005

Firstpage

13

Lastpage

13

Abstract

TCP is a protocol which performs well with networks that are physically linked and hosts are stationary. However, TCP/IP protocols work independently of the physical layer. In wireless environments, mobile hosts are subject to change their attachment point during communication. When a user moves towards a new network domain during communication, the TCP packet loss is increased. Our approach provides a solution that minimizes the TCP packet loss when handover occurs. This paper introduces a solution for mobility management in the transport layer which improves the TCP performance throughout the handover process

Keywords

IP networks; mobility management (mobile radio); transport protocols; Internet protocol; TCP performance; handover process; mobility management; transmission control protocol; wireless IP network; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Internet; Mobile communication; Mobile radio mobility management; Physical layer; TCPIP; Transport protocols; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autonomic and Autonomous Systems and International Conference on Networking and Services, 2005. ICAS-ICNS 2005. Joint International Conference on

Conference_Location

Papeete, Tahiti

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2450-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICAS-ICNS.2005.10

Filename

1559864