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CAPWAP Protocol and Context Transfer to Support Seamless Handover

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The 9th International Conference on Computing and InformationTechnology (IC2IT2013)

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 209))

Abstract

Nowadays, real-time applications become immensely popular and available over wireless devices. An emerging technology IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) has brought users to have trendy gadgets like smart phones, tablets and laptops. These applications require a fast and efficient handover that guarantee a service of security and Quality of Service (QoS). However, the users will face disruption which can cause high transition delay while running multimedia services. This paper presents an overview of Control and Provisioning Wireless Access Point (CAPWAP) protocol; a solution to overcome security problem during handover within a large network. Furthermore, we conducted a survey in this paper in order to find an algorithm that can support seamless handover in centralized architecture. Overall, the paper ends with further work by suggesting a design of CAPWAP protocol using predictive context transfer in centralized architecture.

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  1. Wireless Communication Cluster, MIMOS Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Siti Norhaizum M. Hasnan, M. Abobakr, A. Balfaqih & Shariq Haseeb

  2. Department of Information Systems, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Siti Norhaizum M. Hasnan & Media A. Ayu

  3. Advanced Informatics School, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Teddy Mantoro

  4. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia

    M. Hasbullah Mazlan

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Hasnan, S.N.M. et al. (2013). CAPWAP Protocol and Context Transfer to Support Seamless Handover. In: Meesad, P., Unger, H., Boonkrong, S. (eds) The 9th International Conference on Computing and InformationTechnology (IC2IT2013). Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 209. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37371-8_13

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