Handoff is a key element in wireless cellular networks in order to provide quality of service
(QoS) to the users and to support users' mobility. Handoff failure will result in the forced …

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

One of the most challenges of 4G network is to have a unified network of heterogeneous
wireless networks. To achieve seamless mobility in such a diverse environment, vertical …

Next generation wireless networks have been designed to provide support for multimedia
services, with different traffic characteristics and different Quality of Service (QoS) …

In heterogeneous wireless networks, wireless local area network (WLAN) is highly preferred
by mobile terminals (MTs) owing to its high transmission bandwidth and low access cost …

This paper presents a vertical handover decision (VHD) scheme for optimizing the efficiency
of vertical handover processes in the Fourth Generation (4G) heterogeneous wireless …

The evolution of mobile multimedia services outlines a trend towards the coexistence of
wireless overlay networks. These networks have overlaid coverage areas and are …

Handoff is an indispensable operation in wireless networks to guarantee continuous,
effective, and resilient services during a mobile station (MS) mobility. Handoff counting …

Resource management and handoff are strongly interconnected issues, currently receiving
considerable attention in wireless network research. Handoff, also known as handover or …

In this paper we examine base station controlled handover based load balancing in the
mobile WiMAX system and study the framework that mobile WiMAX offers for conducting …