An Optimum Vertical Handoff Decision Algorithm for UMTS-WiMAX

Gyekye-Nkansah, Y; Agbinya, JI

An Optimum Vertical Handoff Decision Algorithm for UMTS-WiMAX

Gyekye-Nkansah, Y Agbinya, JI

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Publisher:: IFIP
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2nd IFIP Int. Symp. on Wireless Communications and Information Technology in Developing Countries, 2008, pp. 1 - 6
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Gyekye-Nkansah, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Agbinya, JI	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Pieter, K	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Ana, PSN	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Mieso, D	en_US
dc.date	2008-10-07	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2nd IFIP Int. Symp. on Wireless Communications and Information Technology in Developing Countries, 2008, pp. 1 - 6	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11012
dc.description.abstract	The integration of diverse but complementary cellular and wireless technologies in the next generation of wireless communication systems requires the design of intelligent vertical handoff decision algorithms to enable mobile users to seamlessly switch network access and experience uninterrupted service continuity anywhere and anytime. This paper provides an adaptive multiple attribute vertical handoff decision algorithm that enables wireless access network selection at a mobile terminal using fuzzy logic concepts and a genetic algorithm. A performance study using the integration of wireless wide area networks (WWANs) and wireless metropolitan area networks (WMANs) as an example shows that our proposed vertical handoff decision algorithm is able to determine when a handoff is required, and selects the best access network that is optimized to network conditions, quality of service requirements, mobile terminal conditions, user preferences, and service cost.	en_US
dc.publisher	IFIP	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	2nd IFIP Int. Symp. on Wireless Communications and Information Technology in Developing Countries	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	IFIP International Symposium on Wireless Communications and Information Technology in Developing Countries	en_US
dc.title	An Optimum Vertical Handoff Decision Algorithm for UMTS-WiMAX	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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Abstract:

The integration of diverse but complementary cellular and wireless technologies in the next generation of wireless communication systems requires the design of intelligent vertical handoff decision algorithms to enable mobile users to seamlessly switch network access and experience uninterrupted service continuity anywhere and anytime. This paper provides an adaptive multiple attribute vertical handoff decision algorithm that enables wireless access network selection at a mobile terminal using fuzzy logic concepts and a genetic algorithm. A performance study using the integration of wireless wide area networks (WWANs) and wireless metropolitan area networks (WMANs) as an example shows that our proposed vertical handoff decision algorithm is able to determine when a handoff is required, and selects the best access network that is optimized to network conditions, quality of service requirements, mobile terminal conditions, user preferences, and service cost.

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