Chapter 6 Configuring Proxy Mobile IP

Introduction to Mobility in IP

Figure 6-3 The Mobile IP Traffic Pattern

MN

Correspondent

Host

Home

Agent

Internet

Foreign

Agent

Mobile

Node

-Traffic is sent from the MN directly to the Correspondent Host

-The Host replies to the source address of theMN

-The traffic is routed to the HA

-The HA tunnels the traffic to the CoA of the FA

-The FA forwards the traffic to the MN90542

When the mobile node roams back to its home network, it drops its registration with the home agent and the tunnel is removed. If more than one node has roamed from the same home network to the same foreign network, a single tunnel is used to service traffic for all mobile devices between those two tunnel end points.

The protocol used to exchange information between the home agent and mobile node is the Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Router Discovery Protocol (IRDP). Extensions have been added to this protocol to accommodate Mobile IP operation. Mobile IP features on a Cisco router require the IP Plus Feature Set or better.

Proxy Mobile IP Explained

The Mobile IP operation detailed above relies upon the mobile node using specialized Mobile IP client software. This software provides the intelligence needed to communicate with other Mobile IP entities such as home and foreign agents, plus the ability to generate registrations as appropriate. However, there are a few aspects of this method that make it undesirable. They include the cost of client software, the amount of administration required to load it onto some (potentially large) number of devices, and the possibility that the population of mobile nodes may not be immediately known or may change over time.

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