A method for minimizing unnecessary handovers in heterogeneous wireless networks

2008 IEEE International Symposium on A World of Wireless, Mobile and Multimedia Networks, WoWMoM2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Yan, Xiaohuan ^a   Şekercioǧlu, Y Ahmet ^a   Mani, Nallasamy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TERMINALS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECODING; FORECASTING; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; KETONES; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOBILE PHONES; PORT TERMINALS; RADIO SYSTEMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CALL QUALITY; EFFECTIVE CONNECTIVITY; HANDOVERS; HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS; HIGH SPEEDS; INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM; LOW COSTS; MOBILE TERMINAL; MOBILE USERS; MULTIMEDIA NETWORKS; MULTIPLE INTERFACES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSES; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH MEASUREMENTS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTIONS; WIRELESS ACCESS; WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEMS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK WLAN); WLAN CELL;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 52049083248     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WOWMOM.2008.4594871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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