Mobility anchor point selection based on user mobility in HMIPv6 integrated with fast handover mechanism

In the context of hierarchical mobile IPv6 integrated with a fast handover mechanism, this paper proposes two mobility anchor point (MAP) selection algorithms, both based on the classification of users depending on their mobility. Furthermore, an enhancement of one of the two algorithms is presented; it introduces the concept of bufferization at MAP level. Extensive simulations have been performed to analyse and investigate the algorithm results.