Design and evaluation of a fast MAC layer handoff management scheme for WiFi-based multichannel Vehicular Mesh Networks

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 992-1000

  Zhang, Zhenxia ^a   Boukerche, Azzedine ^a   Ramadan, Hussam ^b  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Handoff; MAC; Vehicular Mesh Networks

Indexed keywords

DESIGN AND EVALUATIONS; HANDOFF; HANDOFF MANAGEMENT; MAC; MESH NETWORK; REAL-TIME APPLICATION; WIRELESS CONNECTION; WIRELESS METROPOLITAN NETWORKS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MESH NETWORKING;

EID: 84877891091     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2012.01.024     Document Type: Article

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