An optimal distributed algorithm for best AP selection and load balancing in WiFi

U Shafi, M Zeeshan, N Iqbal… - … Conference on Smart …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The ubiquitous use of IEEE 802.11 has aggravated the need to make efficient use of
available bandwidth. Currently handoff decision in IEEE 802.11 is made based on the …

An SDN-based architecture for smart handover to improve QoE in IEEE 802.11 WLANs

O Aldhaibani, F Bouhafs, M Makay… - 2018 32nd …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper addresses the issue of the Handover (HO) decision in Wi-Fi environments.
Existing HO methods do not meet the requirements of modern applications for mobile nodes …

Exploiting distance information for transparent access point driven Wi-Fi handovers

E Zeljkovic, R Riggio, S Latré - … on A World of Wireless, Mobile …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) networks' popularity has boomed in recent years and their presence is
continuously increasing. More and more large-scale networks are being deployed …

Reducing scanning delay for WiFi-to-WhiteFi handovers

B Bawazeer, N Akkari, G Aldabbagh… - 2015 Fifth International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Today, providing ubiquitous wireless networks have become more important due to the
widespread use of smartphones. To achieve Always Best Connectivity (ABC), mobile nodes …

Towards optimal access point selection with available bandwidth estimation

Y Dai, D Xu, Y Zhan - … Conference on Internet of Things (iThings …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To achieve ubiquitous connectivity, the Internet of Things utilize WiFi as one of key wireless
technologies. With densely deployment, the coverages of different WiFi access points (APs) …

Proactive access point driven handovers in IEEE 802.11 networks

E Zeljković, JM Marquez-Barja… - … on Network and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In large and densely deployed IEEE 802.11 networks, a fast and seamless handover
scheme is an important aspect in order to provide reliable connectivity for mobile users …

Toward predictive handover mechanism in software-defined enterprise Wi-Fi networks

S Aghabozorgi, A Bayati, KK Nguyen… - … through ICT Summit …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In an enterprise Wi-Fi network, Mobile users may be covered by multiple enterprise access
points (APs). To optimize resource allocation, a soft handover is require in which the user's …

Improving efficiency of heterogeneous Wi-Fi networks with joint usage of TIM segmentation and restricted access window

A Kureev, D Bankov, E Khorov… - 2017 IEEE 28th Annual …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to meet the rising demands for the Internet of Things technologies, Wi-Fi community
has developed Wi-Fi HaLow. It extends Wi-Fi with new functionality supporting high number …

Empirical performance evaluation of EnterpriseWi-fi for IIoT applications requiring mobility

A Fink, RS Mogensen, I Rodriguez… - … Wireless 2021; 26th …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents empirical latency measurements of enterprise-grade Wi-Fi 6 in an
industrial setting with focus on handover performance. The basic mechanisms of Wi-Fi …

Handover triggering in IEEE 802.11 networks

N Montavont, A Blanc, R Navas… - 2015 IEEE 16th …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The current and future IEEE 802.11 deployment could potentially offer wireless Internet
connectivity to mobile users. The limited AP radio coverage forces mobile devices to perform …