A Low Latency Handoff Algorithm for Voice over IP Traffics in the Next Generation Packet-Based Cellular Networks: Cellular Mobile IPv6

Abstract

In the mobile communication environments, Mobile IP is defined to provide users roaming everywhere and transmit information freely. It integrates communication and network systems into Internet. The Mobile IPv6 concepts are similar to Mobile IP, and some new functions of IPv6 bring new features and schemes for mobility support. Two major problems in mobile environments are packet loss and handoff. To solve those problems, a mobile management scheme – the cellular mobile IPv6 (CMIv6) is proposed. Our approach is based on the Internet Protocol version 6 and is compatible with the Mobile IPv6 standard. Besides, it also combines with the cellular technologies which is an inevitable architecture for the future Personal Communication Service system (PCS). In this paper, {Cellular Mobile IPv6 (CMIv6)}, a new solution migrated from Mobile IPv6, is proposed for mobile nodes moving among small wireless cells at high speed. This is important for future mobile communication trends. CMIv6 can solve the problems of communication break off within smaller cellular coverage during high-speed movement when packet-switched data or the real-time voice messages are transmitted. Voice over IP (VoIP) packets were chosen to verify this system. The G.723.1 Codec scheme was selected because it has better jitter resistance than GSM and G729 in a packet-based cellular network. Simulation results using OPNET show smooth and non-breaking handoffs during high-speed movement.