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An intelligent handover management system for future generation wireless networks

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Brigitte Kervella,

Guy PujolleAuthors Info & Claims

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Volume 2008

Article No.: 6, Pages 1 - 12

https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/791691

Published: 01 January 2008 Publication History

Abstract

Future generation wireless networks should provide to mobile users the best connectivity to services anywhere at anytime. The most challenging problem is the seamless intersystem/vertical mobility across heterogeneous wireless networks. In order to answer it, a vertical handover management system is needed. In our paper, we propose an intelligent solution answering user requirements and ensuring service continuity. We focus on a vertical handover decision strategy based on the context-awareness concept. The given strategy chooses the appropriate time and the most suitable access network among those available to perform a handover. It uses advanced decision algorithms (for more efficiency and intelligence) and it is governed by handover policies as decision rules (for more flexibility and optimization). To maintain a seamless service continuity, handover execution is based on mobile IP functionalities. We study our decision system in a case of a 3G/UMTS-WLAN scenario and we discuss all the handover decision issues in our solution.

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An intelligent handover management system for future generation wireless networks
1. General and reference
  1. Cross-computing tools and techniques
    1. Performance
2. Networks

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EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking Volume 2008, Issue

Intelligent Systems for Future Generation Wireless Networks

January 2008

86 pages

ISSN:1687-1472

EISSN:1687-1499

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Hindawi Limited

London, United Kingdom

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Accepted: 15 August 2008

Revised: 06 June 2008

Published: 01 January 2008

Received: 27 December 2007

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