DocumentCode :
1553371
Title :
A Review of Multihoming Issues Using the Stream Control Transmission Protocol
Author :
Wallace, T. Daniel ; Shami, Abdallah
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Volume :
14
Issue :
2
fYear :
2012
Firstpage :
565
Lastpage :
578
Abstract :
Known as multihoming, devices with more than one network interface can enhance their performance capabilities by harnessing unused resources from alternative access networks. Whether it´s improved reliability or sheer throughput potential, network devices will benefit from a multihomed framework. Unfortunately, our current means of guaranteeing reliability while maintaining quality control, specifically, the transmission control protocol (TCP), does not support multihoming. Despite the latter, a relatively young transport layer standard called the stream control transmission protocol (SCTP), incorporates multihoming into its design. In this paper, we investigate state-of-the-art multihoming techniques using SCTP. A comprehensive survey of developments has brought forth three main research areas, namely: handover management, concurrent multipath transfer (CMT), and cross-layer activities. While the presented algorithms may offer sufficient results, many open problems still remain.
Keywords :
computer network reliability; network interfaces; transport protocols; access networks; concurrent multipath transfer; handover management; multihomed framework; multihoming issues; network devices; network interface; reliability; sheer throughput potential; stream control transmission protocol; transmission control protocol; transport layer standard; Bandwidth; IEEE 802.11 Standards; IP networks; Mobile communication; Protocols; Throughput; Wireless communication; SCTP; concurrent multipath transfer; multihoming; transport protocols;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications Surveys & Tutorials, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1553-877X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/SURV.2011.051111.00096
Filename :
5875919
Link To Document :
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