Mobile IP

Author: The Internet Unplugged JAMES D. SOLOMON
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Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Features: Due to the growing needs of mobile computing and expanding network scales, mobile IP processing has become a new key technology for the Internet. This book is an authoritative work dedicated to introducing the principles and technologies of mobile IP. Its content is divided into four parts: Part 1 introduces the basic principles of computer networks and why mobile IP is needed; Part 2 elaborates on the design principles of mobile IP, proxy discovery, registration, and packet routing methods in detail, based on discussions of the background and application objects of mobile IP, and further provides an in-depth analysis of routing control protocols; Part 3 introduces various applications of mobile IP, including security, campus-wide local mobile applications, Internet-wide mobility, service provider applications, and other applications; Part 4 discusses the mobility of IPv6 and some open issues for the future. This book is suitable for graduate students and upper-level undergraduate students in computer and network communication disciplines at universities, as well as serving as a reference book for a broad range of technical personnel engaged in computer networks and Internet applications.