Overall schedule of event:

“Mobility Handover Optimization Framework and IEEE 5G Initiative”

• Venue: University of Pretoria (UP),Main campus (Hatfield), Auditorium(1-5), Carl Emily Fuchs
  Institute for Microelectronics (CEFIM), Lynnwood Road, Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa
• Date: Monday, 17 September 2018,
• Time: 15:30- 16:30 (talk) 
• RSVP: Refer to registration section of this page
• Agenda
  15:00-15:30: Registration & refreshment
  15:30: Welcome and introductions
  15:40 – 16:20:  Distinguished Lecture : Dr. Ashutosh Dutta
  16:20 – 16:30: Questions and discussions
  16:30: closure

As mobile networks continue to grow and converge with the Internet, new wireless devices and their use are outnumbering the use of fixed network. Mobility management needs to meet the requirements of existing and emerging network technologies and applications. It may be supported in different layers of the network protocol stack. At the IP layer, Mobile IP, an IP-based mobility management, has the advantage of being applicable in any IP-based network, but is faced with many deployment challenges. Numerous variants of Mobile IP have been proposed to address these challenges in different network environments. Research in mobility management has become more active, especially with the mobile networks continuing to evolve from hierarchical towards more flattened network and densification of wireless networks. This talk presents the basics, recent advances, and future directions for mobility protocols at various layers (e.g., network, transport and application). This talk then provides taxonomy of existing mobility protocols, illustrates an abstract mobility model that can be used to support various handoff scenarios. Various handoff optimization methodologies will be explained supported by experimental and simulation results. This talk cites a few deployment scenarios to describe applicability of mobility protocols to various network environments. Finally, the talk goes through the best practices for mobility management and provides some research directions.

Mobility Handover Optimization Framework & IEEE 5G Initiative:
Monday, 17 September 2018 (12:10-14:00): University of Johannesburg at 12PM https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176694
Monday, 17 September 2018 (15:30:17:30): University of Pretoria at 3PM https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176711

Security in SDN/NFV and 5G Networks – Opportunities and Challenges and 5G initiatives and IEEE 5G Initiative
Tuesday, 18 September 2018 (09:30-10:30): CSIR Pretoria Campus https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176742

Security in SDN/NFV & 5G Networks on 21 September
Friday, 21 September 2018 (10:00-12:00): University of Cape Town at 10AM https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176702
Friday, 21 September 2018 (14:00-17:00): Stellenbosch University at 2PM https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/176697