Improving TCP performance in mobile computing environments

Author

Stangel, Michael ; Bharghavan, Vaduvur

Author_Institution

Coordinated Sci. Lab., Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

7-11 Jun 1998

Firstpage

584

Abstract

In this paper we examine several aspects of performance and connection management during handoffs and interface switching in mobile computing environments. We demonstrate the insufficiency of network layer mobility protocols to preserve high-performance operation of reliable transport protocols such as TCP under certain circumstances. We also introduce a mobility-aware transport, Mobile TCP, that maintains robust operation despite lossy mobile activity. Experimental results are presented and discussed

Keywords

computer network management; computer network reliability; mobile radio; network interfaces; transport protocols; Mobile TCP; TCP performance; connection management; handoffs; high-performance operation; interface switching; lossy mobile activity; mobile computing environments; mobility-aware transport; network layer mobility protocols; reliable transport protocols; robust operation; Computer interfaces; Environmental management; Intelligent networks; Internet; Maintenance; Mobile computing; Robustness; Routing; TCPIP; Transport protocols;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1998. ICC 98. Conference Record. 1998 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4788-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1998.682952

Filename

682952