MADM-based network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks: A simulation study

Proceedings of the 2009 1st International Conference on Wireless Communication, Vehicular Technology, Information Theory and Aerospace and Electronic Systems Technology, Wireless VITAE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 559-564

  Wang, Lusheng ^a   Binet, David ^b  

^a TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

Always best connected (ABC); Heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs); Multiple attribute decision making (MADM); Network selection

Indexed keywords

ALWAYS BEST CONNECTED (ABC); EXTENSIVE SIMULATIONS; HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORK; HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS NETWORKS (HWNS); INTEGRATED STRATEGY; LOAD-BALANCING; MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING (MADM); NETWORK SELECTION; SIMULATION STUDIES; WEIGHTING METHODS;

AVIONICS; DECISION MAKING; ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; INFORMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATORS; TECHNOLOGY;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 70350752587     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WIRELESSVITAE.2009.5172507     Document Type: Conference Paper

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