Secured vertical handoff decision scheme for the Fourth Generation (4G) wireless networks

Author

Tawil, Rami ; Demarjien, Jacques ; Pujolle, Guy

Author_Institution

Pierre et Marie Curie Univ., Paris

fYear

2008

fDate

24-27 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

One of the main issues in the fourth generation (4G) wireless networks is the vertical handoff decision. The handoff is the mechanism used in order to let a mobile node (MN) switches from a network to another without remarkable service disconnection. Thus, the delay consumed to choose the suitable network to which the MN may connect is a major issue, which may impact the offered quality of service (QoS). In this paper we will present a Secured Vertical Handoff Decision (Sec-DVHD) scheme using the PKI algorithm, which is an extension of our proposed scheme, the distributed vertical handoff decision (DVHD). The simulation shows a good performance of the Sec-DVHD in term of handoff blocking rate and throughput.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; public key cryptography; quality of service; telecommunication security; 4G wireless networks; PKI algorithm; distributed vertical handoff decision; fourth generation wireless networks; handoff blocking rate; mobile node; public key cryptography algorithm; quality of service; secured vertical handoff decision scheme; Communication switching; Computer networks; Mobile communication; Public key; Public key cryptography; Quality of service; Surface acoustic waves; Switches; Throughput; Wireless networks; 4G; Handoff Decision; Mobile Node; Public Key Infrastructure; Wireless Networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless Days, 2008. WD '08. 1st IFIP

Conference_Location

Dubai

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2828-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2829-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WD.2008.4812889

Filename

4812889