Heterogeneous networks provide more flexibility in term of service continuation and capacity
to mobile users by having multi-layer networks of different wireless system and interfaces …

Heterogeneous network concept was introduced to satisfy the demands of network's traffic
capacity and data rate. It consists of multiplatform networks with various radio access …

Vertical handover in heterogeneous wireless networks is a strategic decision due to its
profound impact on mobile applications and their performance. Primarily it's an issue of …

Handover is one of the enhancement mechanisms that plays a central role in
heterogeneous wireless networks. Designing a handover algorithm for heterogeneous …

Future wireless Internet is expected to consist of various heterogeneous wireless access
networks with different properties to support different type of services. In order to improve the …

In overlay heterogeneous wireless networks, many mobile terminals may operate vertical
handover simultaneously which is defined as Group Vertical Handover (GVHO) …

This paper presents a vertical handover decision (VHD) scheme for optimizing the efficiency
of vertical handover processes in the Fourth Generation (4G) heterogeneous wireless …

Providing seamless connectivity in heterogeneous wireless networks has been a
challenging job for the last couple of years. Traditional Vertical Handover Management …

Heterogeneous networks are designed to offload or route some of data traffics of mobile
networks through other co‐located wireless access networks. This technique apparently …

The next generation wireless network (NGWN) is envisioned as convergence of
heterogeneous wireless networks. The vertical handoff plays an important role in supporting …