An enhanced heuristic technique for AP selection in 802.11 handoff procedure

ICT 2010: 2010 17th International Conference on Telecommunications

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 576-580

  Rebai, A R ^a   Rebai, M Fliss ^a   Alnuweiri, H M ^a   Hanafi, S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

^b LAMIH   (France)

Author keywords

Access point selection; IEEE 802.11 networks; Mobility protcools; Wireless LANs; WLAN handoff procedures

Indexed keywords

ACCESS POINT SELECTION; AP SELECTION; HANDOFF PROCEDURES; HANDOFF PROCESS; HEURISTIC MODEL; HEURISTIC TECHNIQUES; IEEE 802.11 NETWORKS; IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS LAN; INFRASTRUCTURE MODES; MOBILE STATION; NEXT ACCESS; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATORS; RSSI MEASUREMENT; WIRELESS LAN;

HEURISTIC METHODS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK PERFORMANCE; STANDARDS;

WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

EID: 77954548257     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICTEL.2010.5478848     Document Type: Conference Paper

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