Mobile connections and applications are growing unprecedentedly with the advent and
increasing popularity of wireless services worldwide, which greatly increases the demands …

In the next generation heterogeneous wireless networks, a mobile terminal (MT) with a multi-
interface may have network access from different service providers using various …

In the next generation of wireless networks, mobile users can move between heterogeneous
networks, using terminals with multiple access interfaces and non-real-time or real-time …

Vertical handover gain significant importance due to the enhancements in mobility models
by the Fourth Generation (4G) technologies. However, these enhancements are limited to …

The convergence of heterogeneous wireless access technologies has been envisioned to
characterize the next generation wireless networks. In such converged systems, the …

Abstract Background/Objectives: Heterogeneous wireless networks are converging towards
an all-IP network as part of the socalled next-generation network. In this paradigm, different …

Transferring a huge amount of data between different network locations over the network
links depends on the network's traffic capacity and data rate. Traditionally, a mobile device …

The 4th generation wireless communication systems aim to provide users with the
convenience of seamless roaming among heterogeneous wireless access networks. To …

Future generation wireless networks are envisioned to be a combination of diverse but
complementary access technologies. Internetworking these types of networks will provide …

A multi-criteria vertical handoff system sensitive to various mobile-terminals' mobility
parameters including distance and velocity in a heterogeneous wireless network is …