Research Challenges in Mobility and Moving Networks: An Ambient Networks View

Abstract

Abstract:This paper aims to address the deficiencies of current internetworking to support mobility and moving networks. We present a novel approach to consider networking in general -the concept of Ambient Networks 1 -and discuss related mobility problems. We bring forth several challenges for future research demanding an architectural approach in order to reach a solution in a uniform, efficient, and integrated fashion.

Towards modular mobility management in ambient networks

“…The following section gives a brief overview of the AN architectural approach especially from the viewpoint of mobility. While the fundamental problems and challenges have been well described in [2], we present in this paper one of the cornerstones of the Mobility Architecture, namely the consideration of modularity for the design of the Mobility Control Space (MCS). The notion of modular mobility management is associated with the support for heterogeneous communication endpoints (CEP), described in Section III.…”