IEEE 802.21 transport solution using cross-layer optimized Stream Control Transmission Protocol

Abstract—The Media Independent Handover (MIH) architecture is designed to facilitate the signaling and enable seamless handovers in heterogeneous networks. In this paper, we propose a solution using the Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) to efficiently carry MIH messages. The solution uses SCTP’s multihoming and multistreaming capabilities along with cross-layer information available through the MIH. We analyze the performance of the proposed solution for various packet loss conditions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: PIMRC
• Authors: Richard Rouil, Nada Golmie, Nicolas Montavont
• Keywords: Communications, MIH Messages, PIMRC 2008, Solution Uses Sctp, Stream Control Transmission Protocol