Wireless networks are passing through a transition phase for the past few years now and
this transition is giving a way towards the convergence of all IP-based networks to form the …

Vertical handover decision (VHD) algorithms are essential components of the architecture of
the forthcoming Fourth Generation (4G) heterogeneous wireless networks. These algorithms …

Ensuring reliable and stable communication during the movements of mobile users is one of
the key issues in mobile networks. In the recent years, several studies have been conducted …

The state of art pertaining to vertical handover decisions in next-generation wireless
networks provides a detailed overview of vertical handover studies. This paper classifies the …

Existing algorithms that mine graph datasets to discover patterns corresponding to
frequently occurring subgraphs can operate efficiently on graphs that are sparse, contain a …

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 future network world will be embedded with different generations of wireless
technologies, such as 3G, 4G and 5G. At the same time, the development of new devices …

Transferring a huge amount of data between different network locations over the network
links depends on the network's traffic capacity and data rate. Traditionally, a mobile device …

Currently, the deployment of 4G wireless networks such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) or
LTE-Advanced became a reality for different telecommunication operator's. This emergence …

We focus on the network selection problem in heterogeneous wireless networks. Many
traditional approaches select the best network according to quality of service (QoS)-related …