A cross-layer approach for an efficient delivery of TCP/RTP-based multimedia applications in heterogeneous wireless networks

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3801-3814

  Taleb, Tarik ^a   Kashibuchi, Kenichi ^a   Leonardi, Alessandro ^b   Palazzo, Sergio ^b   Hashimoto, Kazuo ^a   Kato, Nei ^a   Nemoto, Yoshiaki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross layer; Heterogeneous wireless networks; Next generation wireless Internet; Real time Transport Protocol (RTP); Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; MULTIMEDIA SERVICES; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; RAPID THERMAL ANNEALING; SPACE PROBES; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CROSS LAYER; HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS; NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS INTERNET; REAL-TIME TRANSPORT PROTOCOL (RTP); TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL (TCP);

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 51249100192     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2008.918727     Document Type: Article

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