Proposed IP Header Option for New Open Handover Information Transfer Protocol

Abstract—One of the most important requirements of the next generation mobile networks is to guarantee convergence among all of the current wireless networks. So we propose an open layer that supports the handover functionalities across different wireless access networks. In this paper we focus on how to exchange the handover information among any wireless network. Handover depends not only on the user mobility but also on many other parameters that not related to the user mobility. The network cost, battery live time, network load and other factors are examples for the non-mobility handover causes. Considering all handover conditions is a big challenge for the design and implementation of this proposed layer. This paper presents a proof of concept and logical visibility of using the IP header for exchanging the handover information and discusses its importance for next generation mobile networks.