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Internetworking with TCP/IP: Pearson New International Edition

Douglas E. Comer

Chapter 18

Mobility And Mobile IP - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

Compare the encapsulation schemes in RFCs 2003 and 2004. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

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Problem 2

Read the mobile IP specification carefully. How frequently must a router send a mobility agent advertisement? Why?

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Problem 3

Consult the mobile IP specification. When a foreign agent forwards a registration request to a mobile's home agent, which protocol ports are used? Why?

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Problem 4

The specification for mobile IP allows a single router to function as both a home agent for a network and a foreign agent that supports visitors on the network. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a single router for both functions?

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Problem 5

Read the specification for mobile IPv6. How many separate message formats are defined?

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Problem 6

Suppose a cell phone provider adopts mobile IPv6 for use with their phones. Compute the number of packets sent when a phone passes from one network to another.

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Problem 7

Extend the previous exercise. If $\mathrm{N}$ active cell phone users drive along a highway at 60 MPH and each must switch from one cell tower to another within a 1500 foot area halfway between two cell towers, estimate the network capacity needed to handle the messages mobile IPv6 generates to relocate phones from one cell tower to another.

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Problem 8

Read the specifications for mobile IPv4 and mobile IPv6 to determine how a mobile host joins a multicast group. How are multicast datagrams routed to the mobile in each case? Which approach is more efficient? Explain.

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Problem 9

Compare mobile IPv4 and mobile IPv6 to Cisco's LISP protocol. What are the differences in functionality?

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Problem 10

Compare mobile IPv4 and mobile IPv6 to the TRILL protocol. What does TRILL offer?

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Problem 11

Read about hand-off protocols used in a cellular network. Can similar protocols be used with IP? Why or why not?

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Problem 12

Consider the applications you use. Do any of the applications require you to retain an IP address (i.e., does your personal Internet device need a permanent home address)? Explain.

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