Mobile Internet Protocol Analysis.

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Abstract:

Mobile Internet Protocol IP is a proposed standard that builds on the current Internet Protocol by making the fact that a user is mobile transparent to applications and higher level protocols such as Transmission Control Protocol TCP and User Datagram Protocol UDP. Mobile IP allows mobile computers to send and receive packets addressed with their home network IP address, regardless of the IP address of their current point of attachment on the Internet while maintaining any current connections even if the point of attachment changes while the current connection is still active. Additionally, it is independent of the physical medium over which the mobile computer communicates. In order to meet the goals of location transparency and connection durability each mobile node has a permanent IP address. This unchanging address allows conventional Internet hosts, which are unaware of mobility issues, to communicate with the mobile node. When the mobile node is at home, it functions like a normal non-mobile Internet node. When it is away from home, it communicates through the use of home agents and foreign agents. This thesis will explain Mobile IP and analyze the protocol to determine strengths and weaknesses of the protocol.

Author(s):
Brachfeld, Lawrence J.
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's Thesis rept.
Pagination:
0069

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
NPS
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1.2_Wireless Transmission; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_6.2.3_Core Enterprise Services; JCA_6.3.1_Optimized Network Functions and Resources; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_6.2_Enterprise Services; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_JCA_4.1.2_Sustain the Force
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS, *LOCAL AREA NETWORKS, *SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, CONTROL, FOREIGN, NETWORKS, COMPUTERS, PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, THESES, TRANSPARENCE, NODES, TRANSMITTANCE, MOBILE, STATIONARY, ATTACHMENT, INTERNET
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Systems, Non-Radio Communications
Keyword(s):
TCP(TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL), IP(INTERNET PROTOCOL), UDP(USER DATAGRAM PROTOCOL), MOBILE INTERNET PROTOCOL
Report Date:
1999 Sep 01
Creation Date:
1999 Nov 03