New vertical handover prediction schemes for LTE-WLAN heterogeneous networks.

ABSTRACT: Providing complete mobility along with minimizing the poor quality of service (QoS) is one of the highest essential challenges in mobile wireless networks. Handover prediction can overcome these challenges. In this paper, two novel prediction schemes are proposed. The first, depends on scanning the quality of all signals among mobile station and all nearby stations in the surrounding area, while the second one is based on a multi-criteria prediction decision using both the signal-to-noise ratio SNR value and station's bandwidth. Moreover, the prediction efficiency is improved by reducing the number of redundant/ unnecessary handovers. The proposed schemes are evaluated using different scenarios with several mobile stations' numbers, different WLAN access points, LTE-base station number & l

SUBMITTER: Hosny KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6469805 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature