Mobile IP: Present State and Future

ISBN-13: 9780306478741 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 271 str.

Abdul Sakib Mondal

Opis

An up-to-date introduction to the rapidly evolving field of mobile IP. In addition to detailed coverage of motivation behind mobile IP and fundamental concepts of mobile IP like agent advertisement and discovery, registration and tunnelling, the book provides a comprehensive treatment of various associated technical issues such as security, TCP performance, multicasting and integration with wireless. The book has been written to serve as a text for network professionals who are yearning to acquire a clear understanding of this interesting field. It also covers ongoing research on possible ways to mitigate the challenges and issues associated with mobile IP. This makes the book a good reference for advanced readers as well as researchers in the field. Network system developers and administrators should find the book useful due to discussions on applications of mobile IP in the real world, and management of mobile IP. Last but not least, the book delineates possible future directions of mobile IP, a topic that should be of interest to a large section of network professionals and researchers. the presentation simple and interesting. The book should be relevant for courses on advanced networking, mobile computing and similar topics.