COMPUTER NETWORKING

WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE IP

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is an end-system or router that canchange its point of attachment to the internet using mobile IP
A
Corresponding Node
B
Mobile Node
C
Foreign Agent
D
Home Agent
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A mobile node is an end-system or router that can change its point of attachment to the Internet using mobile IP. The MN keeps its IP address and can continuously with any other system in the Internet as long as link layer connectivity is given.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the basic Mobile IP protocol, IP packets destined to a mobile node that is outside its home network are routed through the home agent. However packets from the mobile node to the correspondent nodes are routed directly. This is known as triangle routing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Care of Address (COA) The Care-of-address defines the current location of the mobile node from an IP point of view. All IP packets sent to the MN are delivered to the COA, not directly to the IP address of the MN.

There is 1 question to complete.