Impact of mobility on mobile telecommunications networks
Yi‐Bing Lin, Ai‐Chun Pang, Herman Chung-Hwa Rao · Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing · 2005
This paper describes the mobility management mechanisms for mobile telecommunications networks. There are two major types of mobility: radio network mobility and core network mobility. Radio network mobility supports radio link switching of a mobile user during conversation, and core network mobility provides roaming and tunnel-related management for packet re-routing due to user movement. Impact of mobility on both the radio and the core networks is addressed in this paper. Also, potential research issues on these topics are discussed. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.