The integration of existing cellular systems with new wireless access technologies, such as
wireless LANs, has attracted considerable attention during the past few years. The …

Recently there has been much effort, in both academia and industry, to integrate a plethora
of wireless technologies in order to provide ubiquitous broadband access to mobile users …

The next-generation Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks, using the Worldwide
Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) as the core technology based on the IEEE …

Integration of 3G and wireless LAN (WLAN) becomes a trend in current and future wireless
networks, and brings many benefits to both end users and service providers. In this paper …

Wireless LAN hotspots are becoming widely spread. This, combined with the availability of
new multi-mode terminals integrating heterogeneous technologies, opens new business …

In recent years a plethora of wireless technologies has become available. Users may
efficiently utilize heterogeneous network infrastructures while moving among different …

Interoperation of different fixed and mobile networks is one key feature of systems beyond
3G, specifically between wireless local area networks, covering hot-spots with high data …

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

Handoff is an important issue when considering mobility in heterogeneous
telecommunication networks. During the past ten years, telecommunication networks have …

Integration of various wireless access technologies is one of the major concerns in recent
wireless systems in which multi-technology mobile devices are provided to users to roam …