Research Article

A Cross-Layer Key Management Scheme for MIPv6 Fast Handover over IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN

Table 2

Parameters for evaluation.

SymbolDescriptionValue

pDensity in a cell (MNs/m2) 0.0002 MNs/m2
vAverage velocity of an MN (m/s) 5 m/s (0.1~5)
lPerimeter of AP’s coverage (m)120 m
NNumber of APs in an AR5 APs (1~10)
Encryption cost/decryption cost1
Key generation cost1
Message integrity code cost0.25
Hash cost0.25
KDF cost0.25
Random number generation cost0.25
Transmission cost on the hop10
Public key operation cost10
Unit of transmission cost for a wired link1
Unit of transmission cost for a wireless link1.5
Number of hops between AP and AAA10
Number of hops between AP and AR2