A New Efficient Mechanism for Establishing IP Connectivity between Ambient Networks

—The changes in the communication paradigm envisioned for future networks, with peer-to-peer/symmetric attachments gaining momentum and two IP (Internet Protocol) versions coexisting, will pose new challenges to mobile communication networks. Traditional IP auto-configuration mechanisms will not work properly, since they were designed mostly having in mind a client-server/asymmetric attachment model, they assume a single IP version paradigm, and they target the auto-configuration of devices only. The IST Ambient Networks project has introduced a new concept – the Ambient Network – that enables handling every communication entity, either a single device or an entire network, as an Ambient Network (AN). This paper describes a new efficient mechanism, named Basic Connectivity (BC) mechanism, for auto-configuring IP connectivity between attaching ANs. A proof-of-concept prototype, experimental results, and theoretical analysis show that BC suites the future networking paradigm and re...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2009
• Where: ICC
• Authors: Rui Campos, Manuel Ricardo
• Keywords: Ambient Network, Auto-configuring Ip Connectivity, Communications, ICC 2009, IP Auto-configuration Mechanisms