Mobile IP

Mobile IP

Mobile IP is an open standard, defined by the Internet

Engineering Task Force (IETF) RFC 2002, that allows users to keep
the same IP address, stay connected, and maintain ongoing
applications while roaming between IP networks.

Mobile IP is scalable for the Internet because it is based on IP—

any media that can support IP can support Mobile IP.
 Mobile IP
• Mobile IP was designed to allow mobile device users to
move from one network to another .

• Enables hosts to stay connected to the Internet.

• Enables hosts to be tracked without needing to change

their IP address.

• Has no geographical limitations. - Supports security.

• Standardized by IETF .
 Mobile IP Terminology

• Mobile Node (MN)- system (node) that can change the point of
connection to the network without changing its IP address
• Home Agent (HA)- router in the home network of the MN, which
registers the location of the MN, tunnels IP datagrams to the COA when
MN is away from home.
• Foreign Agent (FA) -router in the current visited network of the MN,
which forwards the tunneled datagrams to the MN, also acts as the
default router for the registered MN
• Care-of Address (COA) -address of the current tunnel end-point for the
MN (at FA or MN) actual location of the MN from an IP point of view can
be chosen, e.g., via DHCP
• Correspondent Node (CN)- communication partner
Applications

Found in Wired and Wireless environments.

Able to carry mobile devices across Multiple

LANS.

Its is not required within cellular systems,such as

3G.