SHOP: An integrated scheme for SCTP handover optimization in multihomed environments

Kun Zheng*, Min Liu, Zhong Cheng Li, Gang Xu

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Multihoming feature enables Stream Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP) to be a handover and mobility scheme for mobile users in multihomed environment. However, there are two flaws deteriorating SCTP handover performance. First, the congestion control mechanism of SCTP makes entire association experience a slow-start phase after handover, thus leading to a sudden-shrink of throughput. Second, the diversity of round-trip time (RTT) between separate paths incurs packet reordering and likely to trigger the spurious fast-retransmit, which degrades performance of reliable transport, too. This paper presents SHOP: an integrated scheme for SCTP Handover OPtimization. By means of available bandwidth estimation technologies, SHOP avoids the slow-start phase after handover through configuring proper congestion control variables of new primary path. Meanwhile, postpone-handover based on RTT measurement is put forward in SHOP to minimize the negative effects of packet reordering. Detailed simulation results show the effectiveness of proposed scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008
Place of PublicationPiscataway, NJ
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages2393-2397
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781424423248
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes
Event2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008 - New Orleans, LA, United States
Duration: 30 Nov 20084 Dec 2008

Other

Other2008 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2008
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans, LA
Period30/11/084/12/08

Keywords

  • Bandwidth estimation
  • Congestion control
  • Handover
  • Multihomed environment
  • SCTP
  • Slow- Start

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