Title :
A handoff scheme for wireless ATM networks
Author :
Lin, Hui-Tang ; Hughes, Herman D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
fDate :
29 Sep-2 Oct 1996
Abstract :
In this paper, we investigate the issue of extending the ATM protocol to support connection handoffs. A VP-based hierarchical handoff scheme is proposed to support the ATM protocol over the integration of the wireless and wireline networks. This scheme provides a fast and efficient handoff connection processing mechanism. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed protocol, we implement it on our ATM network testbed. The mobility of mobile hosts is investigated by using the Ethernet network to simulate the wireless segment between mobile hosts and base stations
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; cellular radio; data communication; land mobile radio; personal communication networks; protocols; ATM protocol; Ethernet network; VP-based hierarchical handoff scheme; base stations; connection handoffs; handoff connection processing mechanism; mobile hosts; wireless ATM networks; wireline/wireless networks integration; Bandwidth; Base stations; Broadband communication; Ethernet networks; Quality of service; Spine; Telecommunication traffic; Testing; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Universal Personal Communications, 1996. Record., 1996 5th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cambridge, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3300-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICUPC.1996.557938
