Providing interoperability in heterogeneous environments towards 4G

Author

Gavrilovska, Liljana ; Atanasovski, Vladimir ; Rakovic, Valentin ; Ognenoski, Ognen ; Momiroski, Aleksandar

Author_Institution

Fac. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Technol., Ss. Cyril & Methodius Univ., Skopje

Volume

1

fYear

2008

fDate

10-12 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

223

Lastpage

226

Abstract

Constant development of wireless and mobile networks and their capabilities enlarges the plethora of possible user services. It opens potentials for the operators to increase their service portfolio and for the users to experience context-rich and personalized services. In this manner, the interoperability between different wireless networks and the enabling of seamless vertical handovers (VHOs) become crucial cornerstones in the development towards a fully integrated 4G all-IP network architecture. This paper explores the development towards 4G exploring the benefits of the interoperability issues in heterogeneous networks and elaborating on the emerging IEEE 802.21 standard.

Keywords

4G mobile communication; IP networks; open systems; 4G all-IP network architecture; IEEE 802.21 standard; heterogeneous environments; interoperability; mobile networks; personalized services; seamless vertical handovers; Availability; Context-aware services; Costs; Multimedia systems; Protocols; Roaming; Satellite broadcasting; Testing; Wireless communication; Wireless networks; 4G; IEEE 802.21; Interoperability; Vertical handover;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

ELMAR, 2008. 50th International Symposium

Conference_Location

Zadar

ISSN

1334-2630

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-3364-3

Type

conf

Filename

4747476