Research Article

A TOTP-Based Enhanced Route Optimization Procedure for Mobile IPv6 to Reduce Handover Delay and Signalling Overhead

Table 2

A number of messages comparison for different Route Optimization protocols.

Original RR-RO protocol:
 Packet 1: HoTI from mobile node to home agent.
 Packet 2: HoTI from home agent to correspondent node.
 Packet 3: HoT from correspondent node to home agent.
 Packet 4: HoT From home agent to mobile node.
 Packet 5: CoTI from mobile node to correspondent node.
 Packet 6: CoT from correspondent node to mobile node.
 Packet 7: BU from mobile node to correspondent node.
 Packet 8: BA from correspondent node to mobile node.
RR-IBE protocol:
 Packet 1: P1_HoTI from mobile node to home agent.
 Packet 2: P1’_HoTI from home agent to correspondent node.
 Packet 3: P2_CoTI from mobile node to correspondent node directly.
 Packet 4: P3 from correspondent node to private key generator.
 Packet 5: P4 from private key generator to correspondent node.
 Packet 6: P5 from correspondent node to mobile node.
 Packet 7: P6 (BU) from mobile node to correspondent node.
 Packet 8: P7 (BA) from correspondent node to mobile node.
HCBU protocol:
 Packet 1: BU_Req from mobile node to home agent.
 Packet 2: EXCH0 from the home agent to the correspondent node.
 Packet 3: EXCH1 from correspondent node to home agent.
 Packet 4: CoA Reg from mobile node to home agent.
 Packet 5: BU_Req from home agent to correspondent node.
 Packet 6: BU_Rep from home agent to mobile node.
 Packet 7: BU from mobile node to correspondent node directly.
 Packet 8: P7 (BA) from correspondent node to mobile node.
TOTP-RO protocol:
 Packet 1: MBU from mobile node to correspondent node.
 Packet 2: BA from correspondent node to mobile node.