SUTIL - Network selection based on utility function and integer linear programming

Computer Networks

Volumn 54, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2117-2136

  Pirmez, Luci ^a   Carvalho Jr , Jaime C ^a   Delicato, Flávia C ^b   Protti, Fábio ^a   Carmo, Luiz F R C ^c   Pires, Paulo F ^b   Pirmez, Marcos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Integer linear programming; Mobility management; Network selection; Seamless connectivity; Utility function; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION QOS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INTEGER LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LOWER ENERGIES; MOBILE USERS; MOBILITY MANAGEMENT; NETWORK SELECTION; NEXT GENERATION NETWORK; NGN ENVIRONMENT; SEAMLESS CONNECTIVITY; SELECTION MECHANISM; SIMULATION RESULT; USER SATISFACTION; UTILITY FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LINEARIZATION; OPTIMIZATION; UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING;

EID: 77955472708     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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