1. A handover management plane for managing handovers in a wireless network, comprising: a mobile Internet protocol (IP) part; a handover sublayer, the handover sublayer being specific to a type of the wireless network and configured to perform a handover within the network; a media independent handover (MIH) lower layer convergence function (LLCF), the LLCF being specific to a type of the wireless network; a MIH handover function; and a MIH higher layer convergence function.