An agent-based perspective to handover management in 4G networks

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 927-939

  Zafeiris, Vassilis E ^a   Giakoumakis, E A ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

4G networks; Bearer negotiation; Handover management; Software agents

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; FINANCIAL DATA PROCESSING; PORT TERMINALS;

4G NETWORKS; AGENT BASED ARCHITECTURES; AGENT-BASED; APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS; BASE STATIONS; BEARER NEGOTIATION; CELL CONGESTION; HANDOVER LATENCY; HANDOVER MANAGEMENT; HANDOVERS; NETWORK OPERATORS; NETWORK SELECTION; PERFORMANCE STUDY; RADIO ACCESS; REGULATORY AUTHORITY; ROUTING SERVICES; SIMULATION SYSTEM; SOFTWARE AGENTS; USER AGENTS; USER PROFILING; VALUE-ADDED SERVICES; WIRELESS ACCESS;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 52449117119     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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