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Mobility Related Terminology



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Network Working Group                                     J. Manner, Ed.
Request for Comments: 3753                                  M. Kojo, Ed.
Category: Informational                                        June 2004


                      Mobility Related Terminology

Status of this Memo

   This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
   not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
   memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).

Abstract

   There is a need for common definitions of terminology in the work to
   be done around IP mobility.  This document defines terms for mobility
   related terminology.  The document originated out of work done in the
   Seamoby Working Group but has broader applicability for terminology
   used in IETF-wide discourse on technology for mobility and IP
   networks.  Other working groups dealing with mobility may want to
   take advantage of this terminology.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  General Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  Mobile Access Networks and Mobile Networks. . . . . . . . . .  10
   4.  Handover Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
       4.1.  Scope of Handover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       4.2.  Handover Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       4.3.  Simultaneous connectivity to Access Routers . . . . . .  19
       4.4.  Performance and Functional Aspects. . . . . . . . . . .  19
       4.5.  Micro Diversity, Macro Diversity, and IP Diversity. . .  21
       4.6.  Paging, and Mobile Node States and Modes. . . . . . . .  22
       4.7.  Context Transfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  24
       4.8.  Candidate Access Router Discovery . . . . . . . . . . .  24
       4.9.  Types of Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  25
   5.  Specific Terminology for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking . . . . . .  26
   6.  Security-related Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  27
   7.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
   8.  Contributors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  28
   9.  Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29
   10. Informative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  29



Manner & Kojo                Informational