Authors:
Mark W. Andrews
;
Ronan J. Skehill
;
Michael Barry
and
Sean McGrath
Affiliation:
University of Limerick, Ireland
Keyword(s):
Mobility, Transparent, Mobile IP, Virtual Private Networks, IP Security, Internet Protocol, Internet Key Exchange, Agent.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Agent-Based Information Systems
;
Communication and Software Infrastructure
;
Distributed Intelligent Agents
;
e-Business
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Enterprise Software Technologies
;
Global Communication Information Systems and Services
;
Internet Services and Applications
;
Mobile and Pervasive Computing
;
Software Engineering
;
Telecommunications
;
Unified Communications and Enhanced Services
;
VPN Technology and Services
Abstract:
Mobility has become an integral part of modern computing. It increases user flexibility by releasing the potential of fixed data. Reliance on a static computing platform is not sufficient for the future needs of nomadic users. Portable e-mail devices have become popular in recent years due to their simplicity and functionality. These devices give the average user transparent access to their e-mail from any location. Similar transparent access does not exist for general notebook or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) computing environments. This paper addresses such access, and details a secure mobility architecture from which users can extract greater value. It utilises Mobile IP, IP Security, Internet Key Exchange and Firewalls to provide a comprehensive mobility solution. It evaluates a test-bed in which this secure mobility solution was deployed, and discusses the viability of a secure, transparent architecture which supports mobility.