Abstract Vertical Handover Decision (VHD) algorithms are indispensable components of
forthcoming 4G heterogeneous wireless networks architecture–so as to provide requisite …

With a variety of new applications and services offered for mobile users of the Internet, new
usage plans and preferences in connectivity to wireless networks might be desired …

One of the most challenges of 4G network is to have a unified network of heterogeneous
wireless networks. To achieve seamless mobility in such a diverse environment, vertical …

In recent years, heterogeneous networks (HetNets) have drawn a lot of attention to
connecting devices that will enable everything to become smart, efficient, and fast. These …

In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) specification [1], the conditional hand
over procedure is defined to reduce the hand over failures in 5G networks by early …

Next generation mobile networks (4G) is expected to integrate a large number of wireless
technologies. However, this integration yields many challenges such as those pertaining to …

Network densification is foreseen as a potential solution to fulfill the 5G spectral efficiency
requirements. The spectral efficiency is improved by shrinking base stations'(BSs) footprints …

The increasingly ubiquitous deployment of wireless networks together with efforts to
complete the standardization of Media Independent Handover (MIH) will support the 4G …

Mobile terminals typically can be connected to multiple wireless networks that offer different
degrees of suitability for different classes of service. A genetic algorithm (GA)-based on a …

Network densification is regarded as one of the important ingredients to increase capacity
for next generation mobile communication networks. However, it also leads to mobility …