Title :
An Architecture for UMTS-WIMAX Interworking
Author :
Nguyen-Vuong, Quoc-Thinh ; Fiat, Lionel ; Agoulmine, Nazim
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Evry, Evry
Abstract :
One motivation of next generation networks is the ubiquitous wireless access abilities which provide the automatic handovers for any moving devices in the heterogeneous networks combining different access technologies. In this paper, we present a possible UMTS-WIMAX interworking architecture based on the 3GPP standards and propose the seamless inter-system handover scheme which enables the service continuity with low handover latency and packet loss.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; WiMax; mobile computing; radio access networks; 3GPP standards; UMTS-WIMAX interworking; heterogeneous networks; next generation networks; seamless inter-system handover scheme; ubiquitous wireless access; 3G mobile communication; Delay; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Next generation networking; Quality of service; Switches; Ubiquitous computing; WiMAX; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks; UMTS; WIMAX; heterogeneous wireless networks; interworking; vertical handover;
Conference_Titel :
Broadband Convergence Networks, 2006. BcN 2006. The 1st International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0146-1
DOI :
10.1109/BCN.2006.1662289
