Robust cross-layer design of wireless-profiled TCP mobile receiver for vertical handover

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 6 II, 2007, Pages 3899-3911

  Rutagemwa, Humphrey ^a   Pack, Sangheon ^b   Shen, Xuemin ^a   Mark, Jon W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cross layer design; Integrated wireless networks; Mobile communication; Transmission protocols; Vertical handover; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless profiled Transmission Control Protocol (WP TCP)

Indexed keywords

RADIO RECEIVERS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

CROSS LAYER DESIGN; ROUND-TRIP TIME; VERTICAL HANDOVER;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 36749027628     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2007.901066     Document Type: Article

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