Fast handover techniques for ESS-subnet topology mismatch in IEEE 802.11

Chien-Chao Tseng, Chia Liang Lin, Yu Jen Chang, Li-Hsing Yen

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Abstract

With the advances in wireless communication technology, mobile applications are gradually being introduced as part of our life. IEEE 802.11 is one of the most popular wireless communication technologies. Prior studies toward layer-2 and layer-3 handoffs assume that Extend Service Set (ESS) exactly matches a dedicated subnet. However, an inter-ESS with intra-subnet handoff and an intra-ESS with inter-subnet handoff may also be possible. Such mismatching ESS-subnet configurations result in performance degradation. This paper proposes FCS, a Further Check Scheme which detects the change of subnet after an intra-ESS handoff and eliminates unnecessary handoff latency after an inter-ESS handoff. The experimental results show that FCS outperforms the conventional implementation of NetworkManager under Linux in terms of handoff latency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA 2013
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Dec 2013
Event2013 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA 2013 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Duration: 29 Oct 20131 Nov 2013

Publication series

Name2013 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA 2013

Conference

Conference2013 Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA 2013
Country/TerritoryTaiwan
CityKaohsiung
Period29/10/131/11/13

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