Environment-aware QoS framework for multi-interface terminal

Computer Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1049-1055

  Andi, Widyo Cahyono ^a   Yeo, Chai Kiat ^a   Lee, Bu Sung ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous networks; QoS; Vertical handover

Indexed keywords

ACCESS NETWORK; HANDOVER DECISION; INTERFACE MANAGEMENT; LINK LAYERS; MEDIA INDEPENDENT HANDOVER; NETWORK CONDITION; QOS; QOS FRAMEWORK; QOS SUPPORT; SIMULATION RESULT; VERTICAL HANDOVERS; WIRELESS TERMINALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; RADIO SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 77950865569     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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