User Centric Network Selection in Wireless HetNets

The future generation wireless networks are expected to be heterogeneous networks consisting of UMTS, WLAN, WiMAX, LTE etc. A heterogeneous network provides users with different data rate and Quality of Service. Users of future mobile networks will be able to choose from different radio access techn...

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Published in:International journal of wireless & mobile networks 2013-06, Vol.5 (3), p.45-59
Main Authors: L, Nithyanandan, V, Bharathi, P, Prabhavathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Economic analysis
Interoperability
Mobile communication systems
Networks
Tasks
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
Wireless communication
Wireless networks
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Summary:The future generation wireless networks are expected to be heterogeneous networks consisting of UMTS, WLAN, WiMAX, LTE etc. A heterogeneous network provides users with different data rate and Quality of Service. Users of future mobile networks will be able to choose from different radio access technologies. These networks vary widely in service capabilities such as coverage area, bandwidth and error characteristics. Network selection is a challenging task in heterogeneous networks and will influence the performance metrics of importance for both service provider and subscriber. This paper analyses user centric network selection based on Quality of Experience, which include both technical and economical aspects of the user. WLAN-WiMAX-UMTS networks are integrated and the network selection for the integrated network is performed, using game theory based network selection algorithm.
ISSN:0975-4679
0975-3834
DOI:10.5121/ijwmn.2013.5304