Active scanning: A better approach to reduce handover time at MAC layer for wireless networks

2009 2nd International Conference on Computer, Control and Communication, IC4 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Rizvi, Syed S ^a   Khan, Mustafa A ^a   Riasat, Aasia ^b  

^a University of Bridgeport   (United States)

^b Institute of Business Management   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Detection phase latency time; Handover time; Medium access control; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SCANNING; BEACON INTERVALS; DETECTION PHASE LATENCY TIME; HANDOVER; HANDOVER TIME; MAC LAYER; MEDIUM ACCESS LAYER; PACKET TRANSMISSIONS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS;

MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; SECURITY SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 70349126621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IC4.2009.4909172     Document Type: Conference Paper

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