Autonomic control and personalization of a wireless access network

Computer Networks

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2645-2676

  Blefari Melazzi, N ^a   Di Sorte, D ^b   Femminella, M ^b   Reali, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Access network context; Auto configuration of terminals; IEEE 802.11b; Load balancing; Middleware; Numerical analysis; Prototype development; Service adaptability; Service personalization; Service portability; User mobility; User profile definition and handling

Indexed keywords

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; USER INTERFACES;

ACCESS NETWORK CONTEXT; AUTO-CONFIGURATION OF TERMINALS; PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE ADAPTABILITY; SERVICE PERSONALIZATION; SERVICE PORTABILITY; USER PROFILE DEFINITION;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 34247570356     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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