Table 1 A comparison among mobility management protocols
Feature | MIPv6 | SNEMO | SPMIPv6 |
|---|---|---|---|
Mobility domain | Global | Global | Local |
Node modification | Yes | Yes | No |
Mobile entity | Node | Network | Node |
Network prefix | Shared | Shared | Dedicated |
Acquiring COA | Yes | Yes | No |
DAD | Yes | Yes | No |
Updating corresponding node | Yes | Yes | No |
Additional entities | Home agent | MR | LMA, MAG |
Support mesh topology | Yes | Yes | No |
Tunneling overhead | High | High | Low |
Packet loss in handover | High | High | Low |
Air interface traffic overhead | High | Low | Low |
Overload on MN | High | None | None |
Signal delay for BU | High | High | Low |
Energy consumption | High | Low | Low |