Minimizing Communication Interruptions Using Smart Proactive Channel Scanning Over IEEE 802.11 WLANs

Wireless Personal Communications

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2249-2274

  Tuysuz, M F ^a   Mantar, H A ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GEBZE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

IEEE 802.11 handover; Proactive channel scanning; QoS; WLAN

Indexed keywords

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; STANDARDS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS NETWORKS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

CHANNEL SCANNING; CLIENT-SIDE SOFTWARE; HANDOVER; IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS NETWORKS; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATORS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SERVICES; WIRELESS CONNECTIVITIES; WLAN;

SCANNING;

EID: 84929966386     PISSN: 09296212     EISSN: 1572834X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11277-015-2345-y     Document Type: Article

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