Fast predicted handover in IEEE 802.16 networks

European Transactions on Telecommunications

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 68-80

  Becvar, Zdenek ^a   MacH, Pavel ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HANDOVER; HANDOVER PREDICTION; HARD HANDOVER; IEEE 802.16; NEGATIVE IMPACTS; SIMULATION RESULT;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 79952740622     PISSN: 1124318X     EISSN: 15418251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ett.1445     Document Type: Article

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