Mobile Inter-networking with IPv6 : Concepts, Principles and Practices

Glossary

Access Router   The network element that provides IP   connectivity. It is also the node that provides mobility services, including the home agent and fast handover functionalities.

Binding Cache   A data structure maintained by the home agents and correspondent nodes which binds the home address to the care-of address. A Binding Cache Entry (BCE)   refers to a specific binding of home address to care-of address along with other parameters such as Lifetime, Sequence Numbers, etc.

Binding Update List   The list of peers with which a mobile node has sent a Binding Update.

Basic Service Set IDentifier or BSSID   Typically the layer 2 address of the access point in WLAN.

Care-of Address   The IP address acquired by the MN   when visiting a network away from home. Sometimes denoted as CoA.

Context Transfer   A protocol to reduce the overhead associated with reestablishing contexts as a function of handover, and hence supports the smooth operation of transport protocols.

Correspondent Node   The node with which a mobile node communicates. Sometimes denoted as CN.

Fast Handovers   A protocol to reduce delay and packet loss associated with handovers and hence support mobility of real-time applications.

Foreign Agent   A node on the visited network that offers mobility services, such as its IP   address and tunneling support, to visiting mobile nodes. Sometimes denoted as FA.

Handover   A process in which a mobile node disconnects from its existing point of attachment and attaches ...