On the complexity of "Always Best Connected" in 4G mobile networks

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2312-2316

  Gazis, Vangelis ^a   Houssos, Nikos ^a   Alonistioti, Nancy ^a   Merakos, Lazaros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

4G; Mobile; Service selection; Utility; Wireless

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT AGENTS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; COMPLEX NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; NEXT GENERATION NETWORKS; RADIO; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

4G; MOBILE; SERVICE SELECTION; UTILITY; ALWAYS BEST CONNECTED; MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS; WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEMS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; 4G MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 4143147353     PISSN: 07400551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/vetecf.2003.1285942     Document Type: Conference Paper

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