Vertical handover is the essential feature of the next generation of heterogeneous wireless
networks. Network selection among accessible candidates is the most critical step in vertical …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a novel paradigm which enables Internet connectivity to all
kinds of objects and people (Qiu et al. 2018). Such objects, also called IoT devices, can be …

Machine‐to‐Machine (M2M) communications framework is evolving to sustain faster
networks with the potential to connect millions of devices in the following years. M2M is one …

The Internet of Things (IoT)-centric concepts like augmented reality, high-resolution video
streaming, self-driven cars, smart environment, e-health care, etc. have a ubiquitous …

It is envisioned that one of the most important issues in smart grid will be to design a network
architecture that is capable of providing secure and reliable two-way communication from …

Recent years have seen rapid deployment of mobile computing and Internet of Things (IoT)
networks, which can be mostly attributed to the increasing communication and sensing …

The next generation of fifth generation (5G) network, implementing mobile edge computing
(MEC), network function virtualization (NFV) and software defined networking technologies …

Smart services based on the Internet of Everything (IoE) are gaining considerable popularity
due to the ever-increasing demands of wireless networks. This demands the appraisal of the …

When a node in an ad hoc network wants Internet access, it needs to obtain information
about the available gateways and it should select the most appropriate of them. In this work …

With the huge growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) in manufacturing, agricultural and
numerous other applications, connectivity solutions have become increasingly important …