Context-aware handover using active network technology

Computer Networks

Volumn 50, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2855-2872

  Wei, Qing ^a   Farkas, Károly ^b   Prehofer, Christian ^a   Mendes, Paulo ^a   Plattner, Bernhard ^b  

^a DOCOMO EURO LABS   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Context aware handover; Programmable platform; Service deployment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CONTEXT-AWARE HANDOVER; DYNAMIC CONTEXT INFORMATION; PROGRAMMABLE PLATFORM; SERVICE DEPLOYMENT;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 33746626048     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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