Network selection in heterogeneous access networks simultaneously satisfying user profile and QoS

Summary Multimode capability empowers mobile devices to select the appropriate network to meet the requirements of user and applications. However, network selection is a challenging task owing to heterogeneous nature of network access links. At the same time, pervasiveness of mobile communication ne...

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Published in:International journal of communication systems 2018-09, Vol.31 (13), p.n/a
Main Authors: Ali, Javid, Ahmad, Raja Wasim, Maqsood, Tahir, Rodrigues, Joel J. P. C., Ul Haq, Nuhman, Sarwar, Shahzad, Iqbal, Tassawar, Madani, Sajjad A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
algorithms
Communication networks
Computer simulation
design
Electronic devices
MADM
Mobile communication systems
network selection
NGN
Parameters
performance optimization
Quality of service architectures
User profiles
Wireless communications
Wireless networks
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Summary:Summary Multimode capability empowers mobile devices to select the appropriate network to meet the requirements of user and applications. However, network selection is a challenging task owing to heterogeneous nature of network access links. At the same time, pervasiveness of mobile communication networks accompanied by the advances in wireless devices has raised the user expectations of persistent service and quality. Therefore, it is important for a mobile device to take situation‐based and timely decisions while selecting an access network to ensure both user's and operator's demand. The existing standard, called IEEE 802.21 (media‐independent handover), considers mobile device signal‐strength parameter for network selection from a list of networks. This research has proposed a ranking algorithm to rank heterogeneous networks based on a set of parameters including user profile and QoS. It selects most suitable network owing to multiple handover scenarios. The simulation results have shown that the proposed scheme has successfully satisfied apparently the contradictory requirements related to user profiles and QoS simultaneously. This research has proposed a ranking algorithm to rank heterogeneous networks based on a set of parameters including user profile and QoS. It selects most suitable network owing to multiple handover scenarios. The proposed research accurately selects a network based on set of parameters while considering user preferences and operator's cost model.
ISSN:1074-5351
1099-1131
DOI:10.1002/dac.3730