RFC 4881 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2007

Low-Latency Handoffs in Mobile IPv4

Overview

RFC 4881, “Low-Latency Handoffs in Mobile IPv4”, is an Experimental document published in June 2007 by K. El Malki. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

Mobile IPv4 describes how a Mobile Node can perform IPv4-layer handoffs between subnets served by different Foreign Agents. In certain cases, the latency involved in these handoffs can be above the threshold required for the support of delay-sensitive or real-time services. The aim of this document is to present two methods to achieve low-latency Mobile IPv4 handoffs. In addition, a combination of these two methods is described. The described techniques allow greater support for real-time services on a Mobile IPv4 network by minimizing the period of time when a Mobile Node is unable to send or receive IPv4 packets due to the delay in the Mobile IPv4 Registration process. This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.

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Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.

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