Internet traffic has increased steeply in recent years, due in great part to social platforms and
peer-to-peer networks. In addition, users' wireless access represents an ever-growing …

The use of centralized mobility management approaches-such as Mobile IPv6-poses some
difficulties to operators of current and future networks, due to the expected large number of …

Mobility management is a key aspect to consider in future Internet architectures, as these
architectures include a highly nomadic end-user which often relies on services provided by …

Abstract A Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) can provide Internet connectivity to end users
through heterogenous access network technologies. However, the mobility of mobile nodes …

The raise of demanding multimedia content and the increasing number of mobile devices
originated a rapid growth of mobile Internet traffic, which is expected to continue increasing …

The explosive increase in Internet traffic definitely requires operators to turn their eyes to a
flat-based mobile architecture, providing scalable and reliable mobility solutions for future …

Advances in radio access technologies and mobile terminals are fueling the growth of
Internet traffic via mobile networks. The upcoming 5G era, with a new 5G radio technology …

Mobile operators are now facing the challenges posed by a huge data demand from users,
mainly due to the introduction of modern portable devices and the success of mobile …

In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive performance study of distributed and dynamic
mobility management (DDMM). DDMM presents a new architectural paradigm for a …

The increase of mobile traffic and the new role of the users as active elements in the network
require a new approach for network architectures to adopt more flatten models. However …