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An Efficient Handover Mechanism Using the General Switch Management Protocol on a Multi-Protocol Label Switching Network
Seong Gon Choi (phone: +82 42 866 6198, email: [email protected]) and Jun Kyun Choi (email: +82 42 866 6122) are with Broadband Network Laboratory, School of Engineering, ICU, Daejeon, Korea.
Hyun Joo Kang (email: [email protected]) is with Network Technology Laboratory, ETRI, Daejeon, Korea.
Abstract
Using the general switch management protocol on a multi-protocol label switching network, we present an efficient method for handling handovers. The proposed method directly changes an established path into a new path for supporting a handover. Our investigation reveals the effects of the proposed scheme and demonstrates that this method significantly reduces signaling costs and delays.
