Publisher's Synopsis
Unique book providing a detailed reference to multihomed communications with SCTP Multihomed Communications for Heterogeneous Networks:Concepts and Applications with SCTP focuses on SCTP multi–homing : an innovative feature that allows a transport layer association to span multiple IP addresses at each endpoint. SCTP multi–homing allows an endpoint to simultaneously maintain and use multiple points of connectivity to the network: thus, fixed and mobile users could connect to the Internet via multiple service providers and/or last hop technologies, and could use one or potentially all of those connections. Multi–homed communication is a trend of next generation networks, which will be heterogeneous in nature. There is no known book covering this topic exclusively, as a good framework for its implementation has only recently been established by SCTP. Provides a thorough introduction to multi–homed communications and its heterogeneous nature with a focus on SCTP Contains chapters on techniques for multi–homed communications (multi–homed shim layer (shim6), transport layer multi–homing), fundamental concepts and mechanisms of SCTP Discusses the applications of SCTP multi–homing in heterogeneous networks (fault tolerance, mobility support), and the implementation of the multi–homed framework as established by the SCTP Comes with an accompanying website containing source code of the programmes explained, and other supporting material Includes tables, graphics, block diagrams and drawings supporting the technical presentations.
