A cluster-chain-based context transfer mechanism for fast basic service set transition in the centralized wireless LAN architecture

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1387-1401

  Huang, Chung Ming ^a   Li, Jian Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CAPWAP; Context transfer; Fast BSS transition; The centralized WLAN architecture

Indexed keywords

ACCESS CONTROLLERS; ACCESS POINTS; BASIC SERVICE SETS; CAPWAP; CONTEXT TRANSFER; EXTENDED SERVICE SETS; FAST BSS TRANSITION; IEEE 802.11R; LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENT; MEMBER SELECTION; PROACTIVE NEIGHBOR CACHING; SIGNALING COSTS; TERMINATION POINTS; THE CENTRALIZED WLAN ARCHITECTURE; WIRELESS LAN; WLAN ARCHITECTURES;

APARTMENT HOUSES; BLIND SOURCE SEPARATION; PILES; SPEECH ANALYSIS; STANDARDS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 70349560401     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.726     Document Type: Article

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