Title :
A scheduling algorithm for bandwidth aggregation in Heterogeneous Wireless Network
Author :
Masud, M.H. ; Latif, S.A. ; Alam, F. Anwar M. K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Int. Islamic Univ. Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Abstract :
Next generation wireless communication systems are being devised with the vision of heterogeneity where multiple wireless technologies are co-existing. Bandwidth is one of wireless resources that can be aggregated among the available technologies in a particular area. Bandwidth aggregation has been considered one of the effective solutions for high bandwidth required applications in Heterogeneous Wireless Network (HWN). However, the selection of Radio Access Technology (RAT) for aggregation in HWN is a great challenge. This paper proposes a scheduling algorithm for RAT selection in HWN for bandwidth aggregation. It is expected that the proposed algorithm can select the minimum set of RAT from the available RATs based on the required application´s demand that will improve the throughput and utilizes the wireless resources.
Keywords :
next generation networks; radio access networks; scheduling; HWN; RAT selection; bandwidth aggregation; heterogeneous wireless network; next generation wireless communication systems; radio access technology; scheduling algorithm; Bandwidth; IEEE 802.11 Standards; Rats; Resource management; Scheduling algorithms; Wireless networks; Heterogeneous Wireless Network (HWN); Radio Access Technology (RAT); bandwidth aggregation; scheduling algorithm; wireless resources;
Conference_Titel :
Informatics, Electronics & Vision (ICIEV), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dhaka
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5179-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIEV.2014.6850789
