Implementation of communication path recovery mechanism in a multihomed ID/locator-split network

Abstract

To promptly identify a path failure and transfer an ongoing data stream to another lively path, we have proposed a path failure detection and recovery mechanism in an ID/locator-split network architecture, called HIMALIS. Unlike traditional solutions, the proposed mechanism provides better resiliency to path failure independently of the network and transport layers protocols. This paper presents an implementation overview of the mechanism. The implemented functions are verified and evaluated in a 21-node-scale network-emulation environment. The results show that this mechanism provides fast failure recovery under both site- and host-multihoming configurations.