In order to enhance the quality of vertical handoff in an overlay wireless network, multiple attributes are taken into account when optimizing the vertical handoff decision including user-based and network-based QoS f...In order to enhance the quality of vertical handoff in an overlay wireless network, multiple attributes are taken into account when optimizing the vertical handoff decision including user-based and network-based QoS factors. In this paper, we develop a novel vertical handoff algorithm in an integrated 3G cellular and Wireless LAN networks. The proposed algorithm can adjust the weight of each QoS attribute dynamically as the networks change, trace the network condition and choose the optimal access point at transient regions. Simulation results show that this algorithm is able to provide accurate handoff decision, resulting in small unnecessary handoff numbers, good performance of throughput and handoff delay in heterogeneous environments.展开更多
An essential characteristic of the 4th Generation(4G) wireless networks is integrating various heterogeneous wireless access networks.This paper considers the network selection for both admission and handoff strategy ...An essential characteristic of the 4th Generation(4G) wireless networks is integrating various heterogeneous wireless access networks.This paper considers the network selection for both admission and handoff strategy problems in heterogeneous network of 3G/WLAN.A novel dynamic programming algorithm is proposed by taking heterogeneous network characteristics,user mobility and different service types into account.The specificity of our approach is that it puts the situations in a new model and makes decisions in stages of different states.Simulation results validate that the proposed scheme can obtain better new call blocking and handoff dropping probability performance than traditional schemes while ensuring quality-of-services(QoS) for both real-time and data connections.展开更多
In order to solve the problem the existing vertical handoff algorithms of vehicle heterogeneous wireless network do not consider the diversification of network's status, an optimized vertical handoff algorithm bas...In order to solve the problem the existing vertical handoff algorithms of vehicle heterogeneous wireless network do not consider the diversification of network's status, an optimized vertical handoff algorithm based on markov process is proposed and discussed in this paper. This algorithm takes into account that the status transformation of available network will affect the quality of service(Qo S) of vehicle terminal's communication service. Firstly, Markov process is used to predict the transformation of wireless network's status after the decision via transition probability. Then the weights of evaluating parameters will be determined by fuzzy logic method. Finally, by comparing the total incomes of each wireless network, including handoff decision incomes, handoff execution incomes and communication service incomes after handoff, the optimal network to handoff will be selected. Simulation results show that: the algorithm proposed, compared to the existing algorithm, is able to receive a higher level of load balancing and effectively improves the average blocking rate, packet loss rate and ping-pang effect.展开更多
An improved technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) algorithm, SAE-TOPSIS, is proposed for the vertical handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. The signal to interference...An improved technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) algorithm, SAE-TOPSIS, is proposed for the vertical handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. The signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) effects, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and infor- mation entropy (SAE) weight method were introduced into the algorithm. Handoff decision meeting the multi-attribute quality of service (QoS) requirement is made according to an attribute matrix and weight vector using the TOPSIS algorithm. The simulation results have shown that the proposed algo- rithm can provide satisfactory performance fitted to the characteristics of the traffic.展开更多
An improved MEW ( muhiplicative exponent weighting) algorithm, SLE-MEW is proposed for vertical handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. It introduces the SINR( signal to interference plus noise ratio)...An improved MEW ( muhiplicative exponent weighting) algorithm, SLE-MEW is proposed for vertical handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. It introduces the SINR( signal to interference plus noise ratio) effects, LS (least square) and information entropy method into the algorithm. An attribute matrix is constructed considering the SINR in the source network and the equivalent SINR in the target network, the required bandwidth, the traffic cost and the available bandwidth of participating access networks. Handoff decision meeting multi-attribute QoS(quality of serv- ice) requirement is made according to the traffic features. The subjective weight relation of decision elements is determined with LS method. The information entropy method is employed to derive the objective weights of the evaluation criteria, and lead to the comprehensive weight. Finally decision is made using MEW algorithm based on the attribute matrix and weight vector. Four 3GPP( the 3rd generation partnership project) defined traffic classes are considered in performance evaluation. The simulation results have shown that the proposed algorithm can provide satisfactory performance fitting to the characteristics of the traffic.展开更多
基金Acknowledgements This work is supported by Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant No. 60832009.
文摘In order to enhance the quality of vertical handoff in an overlay wireless network, multiple attributes are taken into account when optimizing the vertical handoff decision including user-based and network-based QoS factors. In this paper, we develop a novel vertical handoff algorithm in an integrated 3G cellular and Wireless LAN networks. The proposed algorithm can adjust the weight of each QoS attribute dynamically as the networks change, trace the network condition and choose the optimal access point at transient regions. Simulation results show that this algorithm is able to provide accurate handoff decision, resulting in small unnecessary handoff numbers, good performance of throughput and handoff delay in heterogeneous environments.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation and Civil Aviation Administration of China(No.61071105)
文摘An essential characteristic of the 4th Generation(4G) wireless networks is integrating various heterogeneous wireless access networks.This paper considers the network selection for both admission and handoff strategy problems in heterogeneous network of 3G/WLAN.A novel dynamic programming algorithm is proposed by taking heterogeneous network characteristics,user mobility and different service types into account.The specificity of our approach is that it puts the situations in a new model and makes decisions in stages of different states.Simulation results validate that the proposed scheme can obtain better new call blocking and handoff dropping probability performance than traditional schemes while ensuring quality-of-services(QoS) for both real-time and data connections.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 61271259, No. 61301123, No. 61471076Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission of Chongqing of China under Grant No.KJ130536
文摘In order to solve the problem the existing vertical handoff algorithms of vehicle heterogeneous wireless network do not consider the diversification of network's status, an optimized vertical handoff algorithm based on markov process is proposed and discussed in this paper. This algorithm takes into account that the status transformation of available network will affect the quality of service(Qo S) of vehicle terminal's communication service. Firstly, Markov process is used to predict the transformation of wireless network's status after the decision via transition probability. Then the weights of evaluating parameters will be determined by fuzzy logic method. Finally, by comparing the total incomes of each wireless network, including handoff decision incomes, handoff execution incomes and communication service incomes after handoff, the optimal network to handoff will be selected. Simulation results show that: the algorithm proposed, compared to the existing algorithm, is able to receive a higher level of load balancing and effectively improves the average blocking rate, packet loss rate and ping-pang effect.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60872018), the Natural Science Foundation of Education Committee of Jiangsu Province ( No. 11KJB510014) and Scientific Research Foundation of NUPT ( No. NY210004).
文摘An improved technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) algorithm, SAE-TOPSIS, is proposed for the vertical handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. The signal to interference plus noise ratio (SINR) effects, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and infor- mation entropy (SAE) weight method were introduced into the algorithm. Handoff decision meeting the multi-attribute quality of service (QoS) requirement is made according to an attribute matrix and weight vector using the TOPSIS algorithm. The simulation results have shown that the proposed algo- rithm can provide satisfactory performance fitted to the characteristics of the traffic.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60872018 No.60902015)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Education Committee of Jiangsu Province(No.11KJB510014)Scientific Research Foundation of NUPT (No.NY210004)
文摘An improved MEW ( muhiplicative exponent weighting) algorithm, SLE-MEW is proposed for vertical handoff decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. It introduces the SINR( signal to interference plus noise ratio) effects, LS (least square) and information entropy method into the algorithm. An attribute matrix is constructed considering the SINR in the source network and the equivalent SINR in the target network, the required bandwidth, the traffic cost and the available bandwidth of participating access networks. Handoff decision meeting multi-attribute QoS(quality of serv- ice) requirement is made according to the traffic features. The subjective weight relation of decision elements is determined with LS method. The information entropy method is employed to derive the objective weights of the evaluation criteria, and lead to the comprehensive weight. Finally decision is made using MEW algorithm based on the attribute matrix and weight vector. Four 3GPP( the 3rd generation partnership project) defined traffic classes are considered in performance evaluation. The simulation results have shown that the proposed algorithm can provide satisfactory performance fitting to the characteristics of the traffic.