Mobility management for TCP in mmWave networks

Michele Polese, Marco Mezzavilla, Sundeep Rangan, Michele Zorzi

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Abstract

Communication at millimeter wave (mmWave) frequencies will likely be a cornerstone for next generation 5G cellular networks. However, providing mobility support for end-toend applications in mmWave cellular systems is challenging due to the relatively small coverage area of individual cells, and rapid channel dynamics caused by blockage and beamtracking. This paper presents a comprehensive performance evaluation of TCP on top of mmWave cellular systems with mobility management, detailed modeling of the channel dynamics, and end-to-end network architectures.We show how an efficient mobility management scheme in a dense network deployment can dramatically improve the performance of TCP in terms of both throughput and latency in mobile scenarios with blocking. The study also reveals that, even with fast mobility management, TCP throughput is extremely sensitive to the end-to-end delay with implications on both core network and server location.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationmmNets 2017 - Proceedings of the 1st ACM Workshop on Millimeter-Wave Networks and Sensing Systems 2017, co-located with MobiCom 2017
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages11-16
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450351430
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 16 2017
Event1st ACM Workshop on Millimeter-Wave Networks and Sensing Systems 2017, mmNets 2017 - Snowbird, United States
Duration: Oct 16 2017 → …

Publication series

NamemmNets 2017 - Proceedings of the 1st ACM Workshop on Millimeter-Wave Networks and Sensing Systems 2017, co-located with MobiCom 2017

Other

Other1st ACM Workshop on Millimeter-Wave Networks and Sensing Systems 2017, mmNets 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySnowbird
Period10/16/17 → …

Keywords

  • 5G
  • Dual connectivity
  • MmWave
  • Mobility
  • Ns-3
  • TCP

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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