An efficient mechanism for establishing IP connectivity in next-generation networks

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2010

Authors

Rui Campos (Author) FEUP; Manuel Ricardo (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: International Journal of Communication Systems

Vol. 23 No. 6-7

Pages: 817-840

ISSN: 1074-5351

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-003-671

DOI: 10.1002/dac.1092

Abstract (EN): The changes in the communication paradigm envisioned for next-generation networks (NGNs), with peer-to-peer/symmetric attachments gaining momentum and two Internet Protocol (IP) versions coexisting, will pose new challenges to mobile communication networks. Traditional IP auto-configuration mechanisms will not work properly, since they were designed mostly having in mind a client-server/asymmetric attachment model, they assume a single IP version paradigm, and they target the auto-configuration of devices only. The IST Ambient Networks (ANs) project has introduced a new concept the AN that enables handling every communication entity, either a single device or an entire network, as an AN. This paper describes a new efficient mechanism, named Basic Connectivity (BC) mechanism, for auto-configuring IP connectivity between attaching ANs. A proof-of-concept prototype, experimental results, and theoretical analysis show that BC suites the future networking paradigm and represents a solution more efficient than the current trial-and-error mechanism for auto-configuring IP connectivity. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 24