Policy-based scanning with QoS support for seamless handovers in wireless networks

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-425

  Yoo, Sang Jo ^a   Golmie, Nada ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

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

Author keywords

Policy based; Quality of service; Scanning; Scheduling; Seamless handover

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC SCANNING; HAND OVER; NETWORK COSTS; POLICY ENGINE; POLICY-BASED; POLICY-BASED QUALITY OF SERVICE; QOS DEMANDS; QOS REQUIREMENTS; QOS SUPPORT; SCANNING FREQUENCY; SEAMLESS HANDOVER; SERVICE DISRUPTIONS; SIMULATION RESULT; UNIVERSAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; USER REQUIREMENTS; WORLDWIDE INTEROPERABILITY FOR MICROWAVE ACCESS;

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES; WIMAX; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

SCANNING;

EID: 77449121087     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: 15308677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.774     Document Type: Article

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