Abstract: The efficient mobility management schemes based on pointer forwarding for wireless mesh networks (WMNs) with the objective to reduce the overall network traffic incurred by mobility management and packet delivery. The proposed schemes are as per-user-based, i.e., the optimal threshold of the forwarding chain length that minimizes the overall network traffic is dynamically determined for each individual mobile user, based on the user's specific mobility and service patterns. Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN's) are achieving swiftly developing focus in current years, and are commonly recognized as an advanced option for nest era wireless networks. Contrasted with regular wireless and mobile networks, eg .Wi-Fi based wireless networks and mobile IP networks, WMN's have the advantages of low price, easy implementation, self organization and self healing, and being compatible with current wired and cordless networks by the gate way/bridge circuit feature of mesh network routers..
Keyword: Mobility Management, Wireless Mesh Networks, Pointer Forwarding, Mobile Internet Protocol.
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