Fourth International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'96)
An Efficient Protocol for Call Setup and Path Migration in IEEE 802.6 Based Personal Communication Networks
Columbus, Ohio
October 29-November 01
ISBN: 0-8186-7453-9
Recently, DQDB (IEEE 802.6) MAN has been proposed as a component of the Personal Communication Networks, in which base stations of wireless infrastructures are connected by a number of DQDBs which in turn are connected by bridges. We propose a protocol for call setup and path migration in a cluster of DQDBs. To pursue simplicity, efficiency, and fastness in path setup, we use a link-state-like routing method for path selection, and a source-routing-based protocol for path establishment. The feasibility of the source routing protocol in a DQDB cluster is guaranteed by our novel labeling scheme. Each label represents the routing direction from one DQDB to another such that a path can be represented by a sequence of labels. Because of the locality property of the labels, a few bits are enough to denote the labels unambiguously. Using multi-bit labels instead of multi-byte physical addresses, a path can be specified in a 53-octet DQDB slot.
Index Terms:
PCN, DQDB, MAN, bridge, wireless
Citation:
Xuefeng Dong, Ten H. Lai, "An Efficient Protocol for Call Setup and Path Migration in IEEE 802.6 Based Personal Communication Networks," icnp, pp.252, Fourth International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP'96), 1996