Vertical handoffs in fourth-generation multinetwork environments

J McNair, F Zhu - IEEE Wireless communications, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Revolutionary drivers for 4G include a push toward universal wireless access and
ubiquitous computing through seamless personal and terminal mobility. One of the major …

Handoffs in fourth generation heterogeneous networks

N Nasser, A Hasswa… - IEEE Communications …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As mobile wireless networks increase in popularity and pervasiveness, we are faced with
the challenge of combining a diverse number of wireless networks. The fourth generation of …

Mobility management across hybrid wireless networks: Trends and challenges

F Siddiqui, S Zeadally - Computer Communications, 2006 - Elsevier
Future generation wireless networks are envisioned to be a combination of diverse but
complementary access technologies. Internetworking these types of networks will provide …

Cross-layer-based adaptive vertical handoff with predictive RSS in heterogeneous wireless networks

BJ Chang, JF Chen - IEEE Transactions on vehicular …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A heterogeneous wireless network consists of various wireless networks [eg, Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Wireless Fidelity (WiFi)] and cellular …

Performance evaluation framework for vertical handoff algorithms in heterogeneous networks

AH Zahran, B Liang - IEEE International Conference on …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The next generation (4G) wireless network is envisioned as a convergence of different
wireless access technologies providing the user with the best anywhere anytime connection …

Signal threshold adaptation for vertical handoff in heterogeneous wireless networks

AH Zahran, B Liang, A Saleh - mobile Networks and Applications, 2006 - Springer
The convergence of heterogeneous wireless access technologies has been envisioned to
characterize the next generation wireless networks. In such converged systems, the …

Efficient mobility management for vertical handoff between WWAN and WLAN

Q Zhang, C Guo, Z Guo, W Zhu - IEEE Communications …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As we move toward next-generation all-IP wireless networks, we are facing the integration of
heterogeneous networks, such as WWAN and WLAN, where vertical handoff is required. In …

Combined SINR based vertical handoff algorithm for next generation heterogeneous wireless networks

K Yang, I Gondal, B Qiu… - IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Next generation heterogeneous wireless networks offer the end users with assurance of
QoS inside each access network as well as during vertical handoff between them. For …

Active application oriented vertical handoff in next-generation wireless networks

WT Chen, YY Shu - IEEE Wireless Communications and …, 2005 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The coexistence of heterogeneous wireless networks providing service anywhere at anytime
is an inevitable trend in the development of next-generation wireless data networks. Vertical …

[PDF][PDF] A smart decision model for vertical handoff

LJ Chen, T Sun, B Chen, V Rajendran… - Proceedings of the 4th …, 2004 - academia.edu
As mobile computing increases in prevalence and popularity, it is becoming increasingly
important to have a vertical handoff solution, which can perform a vertical handoff …