Steps in L2 and L3 Handoffs.ppt

Steps in L2 and L3 Handoffs Vivek G Gupta Intel Corp. vivek.g.gupta@ Jan 2004 Background.. Intra 802 Handoffs (802.x ? 802.x) Covered by respective 802 working groups These 802 WGs will also deliver fast intra 802 handoff solutions that address ~30 msec or less handoff latency Through proactive pre-authentication, soft handoffs, and/or fast reconnections between nodes (FR FH SG, TGi, etc. for 802.11) Inter 802 Handoffs (802.x ?802.y) and extension to more general case of inter network handoff (802 ?zG) Within scope of 802.21 All further discussion in this presentation applies only to this category Application Perspective Voice Acceptable Latency ~ 50 ms Key issue in handoffs across administrative domains and heterogeneous networks Make before Break almost Required May be difficult to get this to work reliably Person moves out of office/home (Transition from 802.11 to 802.16/WWAN) Real time Multimedia Streaming Acceptable Latency ~ up to 150 ms Make before break strongly preferred VPN Sessions (in scope of this WG?) Latency is not such a key issue Make before break preferred But may be difficult to achieve. Corporate policies may not allow split tunnels Other (Non real time and latency insensitive) apps Make before break NOT required Email, browsing, etc. Steps in 802 based L2 Handoffs Conclusion Identify Usage Models for handoffs across different networks and comprehend L2 requirements Study requirements for vertical handoffs in liaison with IETF, 3GPP and 3GPP2 Define a set of abstract handoff properties / variables and mapping to each 802 protocol *Vivek Gupta, Intel Corp IEEE P802 Handoff ECSG Submission 802.X 802.X 802.Y zG (WWAN) Network Discovery Selection Authentication Association Active scan (Probe/Response) Passive scan (Cached/Wait for beacon) 802.1x (Full) With/without IAPP Context Transfer across Access nodes. Fast Handoff, 2/4 - way Handshake IETF-pana IETF-seamoby IETF-dna Standards related work Key Steps in Handoff Key Activities Handoff