A vertical handoff decision algorithm for next generation wireless networks

Proceedings - 3rd International Conference on Broadband Communications, Informatics and Biomedical Applications, BroadCom 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 358-364

  Nkansah Gyekye, Yaw ^a   Agbinya, Johnson I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS NETWORK; MOBILE TERMINAL; MOBILE USERS; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES; NETWORK CONDITION; NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORK; PERFORMANCE STUDY; SERVICE CONTINUITY; SERVICE COSTS; SWITCH NETWORK; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; VERTICAL HANDOFF DECISION ALGORITHM; WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; FUZZY LOGIC; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; MOBILE PHONES; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 67549137771     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BROADCOM.2008.42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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