A Lossless Multicast Handoff Method for Wireless ATM Networks

무선 ATM 망을 위한 손실없는 멀티캐스트 핸드오프 기법

  • 하은용 (안양대학교 컴퓨터학과)
  • Published : 2001.02.01

Abstract

Future mobile communication networks, which consist of ATM-based B-ISDN backbone networks and wireless ATM networks, will provide u user with broadband connection and QoS service. These network systems need the lossless handoff methods which support user mobility, satisfy ATM features such as ATM cell ordering and no ATM cell duplication and minimize buffer requirement for ATM cell buffering. In this paper we suggest a multicast-based handoff method to supp$\alpha$t lossless connection as well as to minimize buffer overhead. It establishes a dynamic multicast connection between source terminal and wireless member AP (access point)s. When the mobile terminal receives data packet correctly, it notifies the positive acknowledgement of the packet to all member APs. And member APs then release the MT related temporary buffer space for MT's future movement. Therefore member APs can eliminate unnecessary buffer usage and manage the buffer space efficiently. Analysis result shows that our handoff method has better performance in buffer requirement for lossless and seamless connection services over VCT (virtual connection tree) method and other dynamic multicast-based handoff methods.

미래의 이동 통신망은 ATM 기술을 이용한 B-ISDN 근간망에 WATM 기술을 이용해서 사용자에게 높은 대역의 연결 서비스와 QoS 서비스를 제공할 것이다. 이런 포괄적인 망에서 이동 단말기를 갖는 사용자의 이동성을 지원하면서 ATM 망의 고유 특성인 셀 순서 유지, 셀 중복 방지 등을 만족하면서 셀의 손실을 없애고 동시에 셀 버퍼링으로 인한 버퍼 오버헤드를 최소화 할 수 있는 핸드오프 방법이 필요하다. 본 논문은 기존의 핸드오프 방법에 대한 분석을 토대로 멀티캐스트 연결을 이용해서 셀의 손실을 없애고 버퍼 오버헤드를 줄이는 핸드오프 방법을 제안했다. 제안한 방법은 MT가 현재 AP 영역에서 정확하게 수신한 데이터에 대해 각 멤버 AP들에게 통보하면, 멤버 AP가 MT의 핸드오프를 위해 미리 저장해 둔 버퍼 공간들을 해제해서 다른 연결들이 사용할 수 있게 하는 손실없는 핸드오프를 제공한다. 성능 평가결과 제안한 방법은 VCT, 동적 멀티캐스트 핸드오프 방법에 비해 버퍼 오버헤드 면에서 좋은 성능을 보였다.

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