Title :
Efficient Mobility Management Protocols for Integrated UMTS and Outdoor WLAN 802.11g
Author :
Abdel-Ghaffar, Hisham S. ; Ebrahim, H.A.-A. ; Khalifa, Ahmed A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun., Arab Acad. for Sci., Technol. & Maritime Transp., Cairo
Abstract :
Next Generation (4G) network can be achieved through the interworking of several existing architecture to form a seamless global network. The need for a high speed (mobility) support, ubiquitous network is an emerging trend in the wireless domain. In this paper, the focus is on the interworking between Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS) and outdoor WLAN 802.11g, respectively. Many mobility management protocols are used to support vertical handover between UMTS and WLAN. Each protocol works as a standalone protocol but resides in a separate layer. The Real Time (RT) and Non Real Time (NRT) applications can be influenced by different parameters during the handover. The effect of using different mobility protocols on the performance of RT and NRT applications are studied.
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; mobility management (mobile radio); protocols; ubiquitous computing; wireless LAN; 4G network; Universal Mobile Telecommunication System; integrated UMTS; mobility management protocols; next generation network; outdoor WLAN 802.11g; seamless global network; ubiquitous network; vertical handover; wireless domain; 3G mobile communication; Access protocols; Communication switching; Costs; IP networks; Mobile radio mobility management; Streaming media; Telecommunication switching; Transport protocols; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference, 2008. IWCMC '08. International
Conference_Location :
Crete Island
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2201-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2202-9
DOI :
10.1109/IWCMC.2008.96
