A seamless handoff scheme for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks

Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-169

  Yen, Yun Sheng ^a   Chang, Ruay Shiung ^b   Wu, Chuan Yung ^b  

^a FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

IEEE 802.11; mobile IP protocol; roaming; seamless handoff

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION QUALITY; COMPUTER NETWORK TECHNOLOGY; END TO END DELAY; IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKS; IEEE 802.11S; MOBILE IP; MOBILE IP PROTOCOL; MOBILE NODES; NS-2 SIMULATIONS; REAL TIME TRAFFICS; REAL-TIME APPLICATION; ROAMING; RUNNING APPLICATIONS; SEAMLESS HANDOFF; SUBNETS;

PACKET LOSS; STANDARDS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

INTERNET PROTOCOLS;

EID: 84872958728     PISSN: 15308669     EISSN: 15308677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcm.1102     Document Type: Article

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