Energy-efficient Scheme for Multiple Access Network Selection Using Principal Component Analysis

This paper brings forward a novel dynamic multiple access network selection scheme(NDMAS),which could achieve less energy loss and improve the poor adaptive capability caused by the variable network parameters.Firstly,a multiple access network selection mathematical model based on information theory is presented.From the perspective of information theory,access selection is essentially a process to reduce the information entropy in the system.It can be found that the lower the information entropy is,the better the system performance fulfills.Therefore,this model is designed to reduce the information entropy by removing redundant parameters,and to avoid the computational cost as well.Secondly,for model implementation,the Principal Component Analysis(PCA) is employed to process the observation data to find out the related factors which affect the users most.As a result,the information entropy is decreased.Theoretical analysis proves that system loss and computational complexity have been decreased by using the proposed approach,while the network QoS and accuracy are guaranteed.Finally,simulation results show that our scheme achieves much better system performance in terms of packet delay,throughput and call blocking probability than other currently existing ones.

Dynamic Target Wireless Network Selection Technique Using Fuzzy Linguistic Variables

Even though various wireless Net- work Access Technologies （NATs） with dif- ferent specifications and applications have been developed in the recent years, no single wireless technology alone can satisfy the any- time, anywhere, and any service wire- less-access needs of mobile users. A real seamless wireless mobile environment is only realized by considering vertical and horizontal handoffs together. One of the major design issues in heterogeneous wireless networks is the support of Vertical Handoff （VHO）. VHO occurs when a multi-interface enabled mobile terminal changes its Point of Attachment （PoA） from one type of wireless access technology to another, while maintaining an active session. In this paper we present a novel multi-criteria VHO algorithm, which chooses the target NAT based on several factors such as user preferences, system parameters, and traf- tic-types with varying Quality of Service （QoS） requirements. Two modules i.e., VHO Neces- sity Estimation （VHONE） module and target NAT selection module, are designed. Both modules utilize several ＂weighted＂ users＇ and system＇s parameters. To improve the robust- ness of the proposed algorithm, the weighting system is designed based on the concept of fuzzy linguistic variables.

Access network selection strategy using position prediction in heterogeneous wireless networks

Access network selection(ANS)strategy is one of the most important issues in future heterogeneous networks.The current solutions for this issue are not very efficient because they do not consider the motion scenarios and cannot predict the next location for mobile node.In this paper,an effective ANS strategy based on global positioning system(GPS)is proposed.Making use of information such as position coordinates and moving velocity acquired by GPS,the ANS proposed can predict the next point of attachment for mobile node(MN),assist existing ANS strategy to make more reasonable decision,and achieve better performance.