Title :
Service management model for integrated 3/4G and wireless LANs
Author :
Wallenius, E. ; Hamalainen, Timo ; Joutsensalo, J. ; Koivisto, Hannu
Author_Institution :
Nokia Networks, Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
There are many challenges to transport multimedia traffic over wireless network, because of e.g. bandwidth fluctuation, user mobility and bandwidth resource scarcity. This paper presents management issues how quality of service can be guaranteed when the mobile users are roaming between different wireless networks (WLAN, GPRS, UMTS).
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; 4G mobile communication; multimedia communication; quality of service; telecommunication network management; wireless LAN; 3G/4G integration; GPRS; UMTS; bandwidth resource scarcity; integrated networks; multimedia traffic; policy based management model; quality of service; service management model; subscriber management; user mobility; wireless LAN; Bandwidth; Fluctuations; Ground penetrating radar; Quality management; Quality of service; Roaming; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control; Wireless LAN; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 2003. ICECS 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 10th IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8163-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICECS.2003.1301683