Background & Objective: Vertical handover is an inevitable operation demanded in the
heterogeneous network to offer consistent connectivity to the user's device during migration …

With the progressive development in the area of wireless communication system and mobile
networking, the importance of handover mechanism is ever increasing. In this respect …

Lightweight authentication is one of the solutions proposed in order to reduce the time
required for authentication during vertical handoff across heterogeneous networks …

In the present 4G era, with the help of vertical handover (VHO), mobility and handover
management are handled effectively across heterogeneous network as seamless and …

One of the major challenges for Real-time applications over next-generation heterogeneous
networks is the seamless vertical handoff. These applications require fast and efficient …

Acquiring seamless handover in IP multimedia subsystem (IMS)-based heterogeneous
internetworking environment still remains an unsolved issue. It is highly difficult to achieve …

With the proliferation of multiple wireless technologies and smartphones with enhanced
radio capabilities, it has become imperative to deliver services that can work seamlessly …

Vertical handover refers to the process that the interface connecting to wireless network
changes across heterogeneous networks. The delay caused by vertical handover affects the …

Authentication in vertical Hand over is a demanding research problem. Countless methods
are commenced but all of them have insufficiencies in term of latency and packet loss …

Next generation networks will comprise different wireless networks including cellular
technologies, WLAN and indoor technologies. To support these heterogeneous …