15.2.5. Mobile IP

From the Networking-HOWTO : "The term IP Mobility describes the ability of a host that is able to move its network connection from one point on the Internet to another without changing its IP address or losing connectivity. Usually when an IP host changes its point of connectivity it must also change its IP address. IP Mobility overcomes this problem by allocating a fixed IP address to the mobile host and using IP encapsulation (tunneling) with automatic routing to ensure that datagrams destined for it are routed to the actual IP address it is currently using."


HUT Mobile IP is a dynamical, hierarchical Mobile IP system for Linux operating system. The implementation enables a hierarchical model for IP mobility, thus decreasing the location update times as a mobile host moves. Dynamics system has been designed Wireless LAN technology in mind, and the system has optimized functionality for mobility in WLAN. There is now a mailing list available. You can join it by sending subscribe on the subject line to <dynamics-user-request_at_cs.hut.fi> - or you can simply check the mail archive .

15.2.5.1. Resources

• Linux Mobile-IP
  
• Linux Mobile IP from HP Labs Bristol by Manuel Rodriguez.
  
• MosquitoNet Mobile IP
  
• Mobile IP at NUS
  
• Linux Mobile-IP
  
• Bay Area Research Wireless Access Network - BARWAN
  

Sources: Kenneth E. Harker and Dag Brattli

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