Advanced Mobility Handover for Mobile IPv6 Based Wireless Networks

Table 10

Comparison Between Main Mobility Management Protocols and Proposed AMH Scheme.

Parameters	MIPv6	HMIPv6	FMIPv6	PMIPv6	Proposed AMH
Complexity	Medium	High	High	Medium	Low
Handover Delay	High	High	Low	Medium	Very Low
Scalability	Medium	Medium	Medium	Low	High
Packet Loss	High	Medium	Medium	Medium	Low
Mobility	Host-Based	Host-Based	Host-Based	Network-Based	Host-Based
Signalling Overhead	High	Medium	High	Medium	Low
Operating Layer	Network Layer	Network Layer	Network Layer	Network Layer	Link and Network Layers
Mobility scope	Global	Local	Global/(local)	Local	Global/(local)
Handover Management	Yes (limited)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Location Management	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Required Infrastructure	HA	HA, MAP	HA, optimised AR	LMA, MAG	HA, optimised AP, AR
Modification on MN	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	Yes
Route Optimization	Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes
Movement Detection	Required	Required	Required	Performed by L2	Performed by L2