An inter-system handoff technique for the IMT-2000 system

Autor: Janise McNair, Michael D. Bender, Ian F. Akyildiz
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Proceedings IEEE INFOCOM 2000. Conference on Computer Communications. Nineteenth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (Cat. No.00CH37064).
DOI: 10.1109/infcom.2000.832190
Popis: Next-generation wireless communication is based on a global system of fixed and wireless mobile services that are transportable across different network backbones, network service providers, and network geographical boundaries. One of the most important problems for global wireless service is handoff management. In this paper, a new handoff technique is introduced which supports mobility between dissimilar networks. First, the system architecture is described, based on the concept of a boundary cell region between networks. Then a new inter-system handoff protocol is presented that uses boundary cells that allow the mobile terminal to roam into a different network. The performance of the protocol is analyzed in terms of the additional inter-system handoff signaling time and the minimum boundary cell area threshold for a successful transition within the prescribed time constraints.
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