Chapter 11

Signaling traffic in Wireless

ATM networks

Introduction
3 connections rerouting approaches : Full connection establishment
Partial connection establishment
Multicast connection establishment
Full connection establishment calculate new optimum
route for the call as for a new call request
Partial connection establishment reestablishes certain
parts of the connection route while preserving the
remaining route
Multicast connection establishment Virtual Connection
Tree (VCT) is created during the initial call admission
process.

Chaining followed by make-break

Define chain routing algorithm and implement it as

partial connection reestablishment in handoff scheme.
Process is done during chain elongation.
Chaining followed by make-break (Chain routing
algorithm inserted in step 5) :1. The mobile host sends a handoff request message
to the new BS, identifying the old BS and its
connection server
2. The new BS adds local translation table entries for
its internal routing
3. The new BS asks the old BS to forward packets
pertaining to the mobile host
4. The new BS sends back a handoff response
message to mobile host, instructing the mobile host
to transmit/receive through the new station

Chaining followed by make-break

5. Start step 5.
1. Include the Chain Routing Algorithm.
2. A single bit is transferred from mobile host back
to the starting point of the chain route.
3. It checks Occupancy Rate of PVC (ORP) of each
BS.
4. After the new route is found and the new BS
chosen, which is connected to the ATM switch,
the new BS send a message to the ATM channel
server immediately and the new connection
between the chain to the ATM switch is
established.
5. The chaining portion of handoff is completed.
Step 1-5 accomplished in real-time.

Chaining followed by make-break

6. The new BS passes the updated route information
to the connection server
7. The connection server performs necessary QoS
computations on the new route.
8. The connection server identifies the best route to
the COS, allocate resources along the new route,
and sets up the new routing entry in COS. The
switch now multicasts cells received from the
source to both the BSs.
9. The connection server informs the new BS of the
completion of route change, which then starts using
the new route

Chaining followed by make-break

10. The connection server exchanges messages with
ATM switch, tearing down the old routing entry. The
connection server also requests the old and the new
BSs and switches in the old route to deallocate the
old resources.

Analysis of the chain routing

algorithm
Comparison of chain routing algorithm with
Hop-limited method
Hop limited method
More signaling traffic and
network processing load.

Chain routing algorithm

Less signaling traffic and
network processing load

Analysis of the chain routing

algorithm

Handoff latency Time duration between the following

two events at the mobile host : the initiation of handoff
request and the reception of handoff response.
Chaining latency (during elongation) estimated
6.5ms
Chaining Routing algorithm scheme latency (during)
elongations) estimated 6.5ms
Rerouting cost (inside 1 ATM switch) estimated
6.5ms
Rerouting cost (outside 1 ATM switch) estimated
45ms.