DeuceScan: Deuce-based fast handoff scheme in IEEE 802.11 wireless networks

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 1126-1141

  Chen, Yuh Shyan ^a   Chuang, Ming Chin ^b   Chen, Chung Kai ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fast handoff; Fourth generation (4G); IEEE 802.11; Spatiotemporal; Wireless local area networks (WLANs)

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; PACKET LOSS; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS;

DEUCESCAN SCHEME; FOURTH-GENERATION CELLULAR SYSTEM; HANDOFF DELAY TIME;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 41949126570     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2007.907027     Document Type: Article

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