Before we start putting together the pieces of the Mobile IP puzzle, we should take a closer look at the big picture. Given the components of the Mobile IP solution, how do they all work together?

The problem with putting nomadic devices on to the Internet is that the Internet is designed to route packets hierarchically. The Mobile IP protocol was created to address this issue directly. Network ...

Free software is freedom, and so is mobility. In an age of embedded devices, nomadic users and omnipresent wireless connectivity, augmenting the venerable Internet Protocol (IP) with movement ...

The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...

Mobile IP promises to free users from the confines of the office network. But, the burgeoning technology has divided opinion over whether it has a future as a useful business tool. Pundits are forever ...

Mobile IP was originally approved as a draft standard of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in 1996. The original proposal was built on Request For Comments (RFCs) 2002-2006. Since then, a ...