Predictive link trigger mechanism for seamless handovers in heterogeneous wireless networks

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 685-703

  Yoo, Sang Jo ^a   Cypher, David ^b   Golmie, Nada ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous wireless networks; Link triggers; Prediction; Seamless handover; WiMax; WLAN

Indexed keywords

HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS; LINK TRIGGERS; PREDICTION; SEAMLESS HANDOVER; WLAN;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTEROPERABILITY; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK LAYERS; PACKET LOSS; RADIO SYSTEMS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS;

EID: 66649083218     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.620     Document Type: Article

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