AMP – a novel architecture for IP-based Mobility management
In this research, an architecture called the Agent-based Mobility Protocol (AMP) comprising a multi-agent system residing in both the mobile host(s) and the access networks has been developed for the purpose of enhancing mobility management in IP-based networks. The agent system on the mobile ho...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IJCSNS
2008
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/50168/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50168/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50168/1/20081215.pdf |
| Summary: | In this research, an architecture called the Agent-based Mobility
Protocol (AMP) comprising a multi-agent system residing in
both the mobile host(s) and the access networks has been
developed for the purpose of enhancing mobility management in
IP-based networks. The agent system on the mobile host was
designed and subsequently built using an agent development
platform called Agent Builder Pro. The core of the AMP
architecture is the access network agency and both its
specifications and the corresponding mobility management were
designed using a combination of collaboration and operation
diagrams. Given the scope and complexity of computer networks
generally, and the Internet, specifically, the use of a network
simulator was considered appropriate in providing a wider and
comprehensive understanding of how the AMP architecture and
protocol would perform in supporting a mobile host roaming
over multiple network domains or autonomous systems. Hence,
this paper presents our work in developing the AMP architecture
including its implementation over a discrete-event network
simulator called ns-2 where customized objects have been built
into the simulator. In addition, using different simulated
scenarios, the architecture and protocol operations of AMP for
mobility management were evaluated against Mobile IP as a
basis for comparative analyses. |
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