Analysis of handoff in a location-aware vertical multi-access network

Computer Networks

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 185-201

  Ylianttila, M ^a   Makela J ^a   Pahlavan, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Cellular systems; Handoff; Location awareness; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HTTP; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS; TRACKING (POSITION); WEB BROWSERS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

HANDOFF; LOCATION AWARENESS; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 9944231863     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2004.07.004     Document Type: Article

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