Producer Mobility in Named Data Networking: Handoff Latency and Packet Arrival Rate

The impact of producer mobility on Named Data Networking (NDN) networks in dynamic networking environments increases, hence increasing the need for performance analysis. When producers move between locations or nodes, packet loss is high. Therefore, this study focuses on experiments and assessing producer mobility by implementing the Hybrid Indirection Method (HIM) to minimize the impact of packet loss on the handoff process. The objective is to examine the impact of producer mobility, considering two crucial parameters namely, handoff latency and packet arrival rate. The obtained results offer valuable insights into the advantages and obstacles associated with producer mobility. This study provides a complete analysis of producer mobility using the network simulator ns3 framework. The results show a significant improvement with the HIM method and has tremendously improved handoff latency and total packet arrival rate.