A Novel Method of Fast Attachment for Non-DNAv6 Hosts in the DNAv6 Network

DNAv6 망에서 Non-DNAv6 호스트의 빠른 Attachment 방안

  • 심상범 (삼성전자 정보통신총괄 무선사업부) ;
  • 민상원 (광운대학교 전자통신공학과 통신프로토콜 연구실) ;
  • 김복기 (광운대학교 전자공학과)
  • Received : 2010.04.11
  • Accepted : 2010.07.19
  • Published : 2010.08.31

Abstract

The DNAv6 was designed to support fast attachment for a host, which is corresponding to the movement detection part in the mobility management. Since, however, the DNAv6 has supported only DNAv6-capable ARs and DNAv6-capable hosts, an non-DNAv6 host could not support fast handoff function in a DNAv6 network. In this paper, we consider a new method of the fast attachment of non-DNAv6 hosts. To support the non-DNAv6 host in DNAv6 networks, we suggest a novel algorithm, RCA algorithm, where an AR can decide whether a host has the DNAv6 function and whether it has moved to a new link or not, and then the AR can inform the host of new link information. For the RCA algorithm, we proposed to modify the RS message and the Reconf_Link message with addition of some fields. To validate our RCA algorithm and its performance, we have accomplished simulation tests for the ND process, the DNAv6 process and the modified DNAv6 process with our RCA algorithm. In the viewpoints of the attachment delay and complexity, the proposed algorithm gives the better delay performance than the ND process while it presents the less complexity than the DNAv6 process.

DNAv6는 IPv6네트워크에서 보다 빠르게 호스트의 링크 연결을 지원하기 위한 프로토콜이며, 이동성 관리의 분류에서는 이동성 감지에 속하는 분야이다. 하지만 DNAv6에서는 DNAv6를 지원하는 AR과 호스트에 대한 논의만 진행되어있기 때문에 추후에 DNAv6와 non-DNAv6 호스트가 혼재된 네트워크에서 non-DNAv6 호스트를 지원할 수 없는 문제가 발생한다. 본 논문에서는 DNAv6 망에서 non-DNAv6 호스트를 지원하기 위하여 DNAv6AR이 제공하는 정보를 통해 링크 이동 여부를 판단하던 호스트를 대신하여 AR이 이에 대한 판단을 내려 호스트에 알려주는 RCA 알고리즘과 RCA 알고리즘을 적용하기 위한 Modified RS 메시지와 Reconf_Link를 메시지를 제안하였다. 시뮬레이션을 통해 기존의 ND 프로세스와 DNAv6 망에서의 핸드오프시 링크 연결 지연시간을 측정하여 RCA가 적용된 non-DANv6 호스트의 핸드오프시 링크 연결 지연시간과 비교하여 성능을 평가하였다.

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