Mobile-autoconf: Mobility management with autoconfiguration in mobile ad-hoc networks

Abstract

A mobile node needs to be configured with a unique IP address. It has been seen that address autoconfiguration is a suitable technique in MANETs because of high mobility of nodes. Extensive survey of previous autoconfiguration related schemes reveal the need for reducing DoS attack, security breaches and improving DAD, QoS and overall performance. This paper also presents a critical study of mobility management related schemes. In this paper, we propose a scheme Mobile-autoconf that employs ring-based hierarchy for both autoconfiguration and mobility management for larger MANETs. It reduces DAD dependency, scope for DoS attack and temporary address dependency. It reduces cost increases reliability, robustness and location management becomes easier. QoS improvement and recycling of address pool are also aimed at here. The simulation of Mobile-autoconf is also carried out.