Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Hierarchical Mobile IP: Evaluation
nAdvantages:
–Handover requires minimum number
of overall changes to routing tables
–Integration with firewalls / private address support possible
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nPotential problems:
–Not transparent to MNs
–Handover efficiency in wireless mobile scenarios:
nComplex MN operations
nAll routing reconfiguration messages
sent over wireless link