Research Article
Handover with QoS support issues in integrated HAP-Satellite network
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1577776.1577779, author={Hong Che and Ales Svigelj and Y.Fun Hu and Pauline M.L.Chan}, title={Handover with QoS support issues in integrated HAP-Satellite network}, proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Satellite/Terrestrial Interworking}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={IWSTI}, year={2007}, month={8}, keywords={High Altitude Platforms (HAP) Satellite Mobility QoS Mobile IP RSVP}, doi={10.1145/1577776.1577779} }- Hong Che
Ales Svigelj
Y.Fun Hu
Pauline M.L.Chan
Year: 2007
Handover with QoS support issues in integrated HAP-Satellite network
IWSTI
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1577776.1577779
Abstract
This paper describes a mobility management framework for train passenger communications centred on an IP-based hybrid high altitude platform (HAP)-Satellite network. With their inherent wide area coverage, satellites have been used to provide mobile communications services and Internet access for global vehicular transportation systems. In analogy, HAP networks can provide wireless communication services complementary to those offered by satellite and terrestrial networks. In this paper, an integrated HAP-Satellite communication network architecture is proposed to support mobile Internet access for train passengers. To ensure service continuity and service quality throughout the train journey, mobility management and QoS support need to be carefully designed, Mobile IP is adopted to support macro-mobility and to to provide transparent handover operation to service connections and RSVP is used to provide QoS support to ensure the required service quality of multimedia applications running over the hybrid HAP-Satellite train network is still satisfied during handover. However, combining Mobile IP with RSVP poses several challenges due to the difference in their operation layers. In this paper, a handover algorithm that integrates Mobile IP and RSVP to simultaneously support mobility and QoS is derived. A signaling interface that can either loosely or tightly couple Mobile IP and RSVP is described. The associated signaling protocols are also presented in this paper.