A Lightweight Macro-mobility Framework

Abstract

Abstract. This paper presents the design of a lightweight framework to provide vertical handover for macro-mobility on handheld devices. The framework is designed for mobile-controlled handover and does not require modification of the Internet infrastructure. The framework enables users to control the entire vertical handover process so handover decisions are driven by user preferences rather then ISP considerations. UDP tunneling is utilized as the basis for seamless roaming. Support nodes participate in mobility management by keeping track of the mobile users. We elaborate on a proof-of-concept implementation targeted to be deployed on the Android platform.

PERIMETER: A user-centric mobility framework

“…The mobility framework demonstrated in this demo is part of PERIMETER, a STREP project granted by EU FP7 [7]. PERIMETER's main objective is to provide a new paradigm for user-centric mobility in a multiple-access multiple-operator environment.…”