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Re: [ns] Multicast supported by BSs in Mobile IP




As far as I know, MobileNode in ns does not support multicast (only Node 
does). You may need to make changes to enable multicast support.

Satish


> Hi everyone!
> 
> I'm working in the implementation of a new IP Micromobility Protocol in ns2 
> called mmp (multicast for mobility protocol).
> 
> I'm facing several problems but the most important one is that a BS in 
> Mobile IP doesn't support multicasting, so it can't belong to a group, it 
> can't receive multicast packets and it can't forward these packets to a MH.
> 
> I don't understand it because MIPBS is defined as MobileNode/MIPBS and the 
> same for the MH MobileNode/MIPMH and a mobile node comes from node that 
> supports multicasting if we define the node to do so.
> 
> I would like to know where the problem is and how I can solve it, because at 
> the moment this is my main issue and I can't keep on with my project until I 
> find out the solution.
> 
> I will really appreciate your help.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Ana
> 
> 
> 
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