A cross-layer approach for TCP optimization over wireless and mobile networks

Computer Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2669-2675

  Lee, Myungjin ^a   Kang, Moonsoo ^b   Kim, Myungchul ^c   Mo, Jeonghoon ^d  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross layer design; Handoff; Mobile IP; Mobile network; Wireless TCP

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; METROPOLITAN AREA NETWORKS; MULTITASKING; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SULFATE MINERALS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; WEIGHT CONTROL; WINDOWS;

CONGESTION WINDOW; CROSS LAYER APPROACHES; ELSEVIER (CO); HANDOFF PREDICTION; MOBILE NETWORKS; PERFORMANCE DEGRADATION; REAL ENVIRONMENTS; ROUND-TRIP TIME (RTT); SIMULATION RESULTS; SLOW START; TCP OPTIMIZATION;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 45849097137     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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