Radio access technology (RAT) selection in heterogeneous wireless networks is a
challenging task to achieve guaranteed quality of service (QoS). This paper proposes a …

Wireless networks are becoming a combination of more and more diverse and complicated
networks. Handoff is a process to maintain data session continuity where mobile node …

Given the diversity and heterogeneity of the existing wireless radio access technologies, a
key problem that arises in this context is the radio access network selection. The purpose of …

The growing energy consumption driven by dramatic increases in data usage becomes the
key issue for the users in meeting demands on longer battery life. Thus, managing energy …

The evolution of wireless networks has led to the deployment of different Radio Access
Technologies (RATs) such as UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN), Long Term …

There is an increasing demand for internet services by mobile subscribers over the wireless
access networks, with limited radio resources and capacity constraints. A viable solution to …

The next-generation cellular networks are envisioned to operate with heterogeneous
wireless networks. Under such scenario, user device is required to periodically perform …

In heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs), both single-homed and multi-homed terminals
are supported to provide connectivity to users. A multiservice single-homed multi-mode …