Beyond TCP/IP: A Context-Aware Architecture

Guy Pujolle (1) , Hakima Chaouchi (1) , Dominique Gaïti (2)

1 Phare
2 ERA - Environnement de Réseaux Autonomes

To configure current networks a large number of parameters have to be taken into account. Indeed, we can optimize a network in different ways: Optimize battery capacity, optimize reliability of the network, optimize QoS, optimize the security, optimize the mobility management, and so on. In this paper we begin by proving that the TCP/IP architecture is not the best protocol in a specific wireless experiment: the energy consumption on a Wi-Fi network. Then, we propose a new architecture, Goal-Based Networking (GBN) architecture, using adaptable protocols named STP/SP protocols (Smart Transport Protocol/Smart Protocol) able to optimize locally the communications through the networks. Finally we discuss the pros and cons of this new architecture.

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Guy Pujolle, Hakima Chaouchi, Dominique Gaïti. Beyond TCP/IP: A Context-Aware Architecture. IFIP TC6 / WG6.2, 6.6, 6.7 and 6.8 Third International Conference on Network Control and Engineering for QoS, Security and Mobility, NetCon 2004, Nov 2004, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. pp.337-346, ⟨10.1007/0-387-23198-6_26⟩. ⟨hal-02622890⟩