Network protocols for the cellular packet switch

Author

Meier-Hellstern, K.S. ; Pollini, Gregory P. ; Goodman, David J.

Author_Institution

Wireless Inf. Network Lab., Rutgers Univ., Piscataway, NJ, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

10-13 May 1992

Firstpage

705

Abstract

An attempt is made to allocate control functions to elements of the cellular packet switch. Mobility management and radio resource management are performed by interface units of the metropolitan area network at the heart of the cellular packet switch. Specific control procedures are derived for call management, location updates, and handovers. To do so, a message syntax is derived, and a sequence of control messages is specified for each procedure. The result is the foundation of a network layer protocol for the cellular packet switch. The merit of the protocol can be evaluated in terms of robustness and in terms of efficiency

Keywords

cellular radio; metropolitan area networks; packet radio networks; packet switching; protocols; telecommunication network management; telecommunications computing; call management; cellular packet switch; efficiency; handovers; inter-MAN handover; location updates; message syntax; metropolitan area network; mobility management; network layer protocol; radio resource management; robustness; Base stations; Cellular networks; Central office; Centralized control; Communication switching; Communication system control; Distributed control; Packet switching; Protocols; Switches;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1992, IEEE 42nd

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0673-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1992.245476

Filename

245476