Title :
An inter-system handoff technique for the IMT-2000 system
Author :
McNair, Janise ; Akyildiz, Ian F. ; Bender, Michael D.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Next-generation wireless communication is based on a global system of fixed and wireless mobile services that are transportable across different network backbones, network service providers, and network geographical boundaries. One of the most important problems for global wireless service is handoff management. In this paper, a new handoff technique is introduced which supports mobility between dissimilar networks. First, the system architecture is described, based on the concept of a boundary cell region between networks. Then a new inter-system handoff protocol is presented that uses boundary cells that allow the mobile terminal to roam into a different network. The performance of the protocol is analyzed in terms of the additional inter-system handoff signaling time and the minimum boundary cell area threshold for a successful transition within the prescribed time constraints
Keywords :
cellular radio; minimisation; protocols; telecommunication network management; telecommunication signalling; IMT-2000 system; boundary cell region; dissimilar networks; handoff management; inter-system handoff protocol; minimum area threshold; mobile services; mobile terminal roaming; next-generation wireless communication; performance; signaling time; system architecture; 3G mobile communication; Next generation networking; Performance analysis; Personal communication networks; Protocols; Quality of service; Roaming; Signal processing; Telecommunication standards; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM 2000. Nineteenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Tel Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5880-5
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.2000.832190
