A utility-based fuzzy TOPSIS method for energy efficient network selection in heterogeneous wireless networks

Applied Soft Computing Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1929-1938

  Chamodrakas, Ioannis ^a   Martakos, Drakoulis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Fuzzy multiple criteria decision making; Network selection; TOPSIS; Utility functions; Vertical handover

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE CRITERIA DECISION MAKING; NETWORK SELECTION; TOPSIS; UTILITY FUNCTIONS; VERTICAL HANDOVERS;

COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FUZZY SETS; MOBILE PHONES; TELECOMMUNICATION LINKS; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

QUALITY OF SERVICE;

EID: 84861027737     PISSN: 15684946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2012.04.016     Document Type: Article

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