Title :
Towards realization of the ABC vision: A comparative survey of Access Network Selection
Author :
Louta, Malamati ; Zournatzis, Philippos ; Kraounakis, Stylianos ; Sarigiannidis, Panagiotis ; Demetropoulos, Ioannis
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Telecommun. Eng., Univ. of Western Macedonia, Kozani, Greece
fDate :
June 28 2011-July 1 2011
Abstract :
Access Network Selection (ANS) providing the most appropriate networking technology for accessing and using services in a heterogeneous wireless environment constitutes the heart of the overall handover management procedure. The aim of this paper is to survey representative vertical handover schemes proposed in related research literature with emphasis laid on the design of the ANS mechanism. Schemes´ distinct features are analyzed and the authors discuss on their relative merits and weaknesses.
Keywords :
mobility management (mobile radio); ANS mechanism; access network selection; always-best-connectivity vision; handover management procedure; heterogeneous wireless environment; vertical handover scheme; Algorithm design and analysis; Context; Decision making; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Quality of service; Wireless networks; access network selection; always best connectivity; vertical handover;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Kerkyra
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0680-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1530-1346
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.2011.5983882
