WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access

The next generation of the wireless networks will consist of several overlapping tiers. Provision of undisrupted communication to mobile users is a challenging task. Handover delay is one of the problematic issues that users are faced in the heterogeneous networks. However, in the case of both the W...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem, Mohamad, Hafizal, Abbas, Mazlan, Mohd Ali, Borhanuddin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Scientific Research Publishing 2011
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/1/AIT20110200002_73100798.pdf
_version_ 1848844754914115584
author Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem
Mohamad, Hafizal
Abbas, Mazlan
Mohd Ali, Borhanuddin
author_facet Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem
Mohamad, Hafizal
Abbas, Mazlan
Mohd Ali, Borhanuddin
author_sort Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The next generation of the wireless networks will consist of several overlapping tiers. Provision of undisrupted communication to mobile users is a challenging task. Handover delay is one of the problematic issues that users are faced in the heterogeneous networks. However, in the case of both the WiMAX and the WiFi technologies which are located at the same base station (BS), the vertical handover (VHO) delay will be less as compared with the two conventional WiMAX/WiFi heterogeneous networks with two different wireless Internet service providers (WISP). Nevertheless, protocol conversion is still adding delay and jitter for data exchange between the needed two technologies. In this paper, in order to reduce the delay in the protocol conversion, a new industrial design for WiWi (WiMAX and WiFi) adaptation layer is proposed. The realization of the interworking between these two standards is discussed and evaluated. The results show that the proposed scheme-with the scenario under study- has better performance than other related works.
first_indexed 2025-11-15T08:35:57Z
format Article
id upm-23429
institution Universiti Putra Malaysia
institution_category Local University
language English
last_indexed 2025-11-15T08:35:57Z
publishDate 2011
publisher Scientific Research Publishing
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling upm-234292017-10-30T01:54:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/ WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem Mohamad, Hafizal Abbas, Mazlan Mohd Ali, Borhanuddin The next generation of the wireless networks will consist of several overlapping tiers. Provision of undisrupted communication to mobile users is a challenging task. Handover delay is one of the problematic issues that users are faced in the heterogeneous networks. However, in the case of both the WiMAX and the WiFi technologies which are located at the same base station (BS), the vertical handover (VHO) delay will be less as compared with the two conventional WiMAX/WiFi heterogeneous networks with two different wireless Internet service providers (WISP). Nevertheless, protocol conversion is still adding delay and jitter for data exchange between the needed two technologies. In this paper, in order to reduce the delay in the protocol conversion, a new industrial design for WiWi (WiMAX and WiFi) adaptation layer is proposed. The realization of the interworking between these two standards is discussed and evaluated. The results show that the proposed scheme-with the scenario under study- has better performance than other related works. Scientific Research Publishing 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/1/AIT20110200002_73100798.pdf Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem and Mohamad, Hafizal and Abbas, Mazlan and Mohd Ali, Borhanuddin (2011) WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access. Advances in Internet of Things, 1 (2). pp. 32-37. ISSN 2161-6817; ESSN: 2161-6825 http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=6303 10.4236/ait.2011.12005
spellingShingle Saeed, Rashid Abdelhaleem
Mohamad, Hafizal
Abbas, Mazlan
Mohd Ali, Borhanuddin
WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access
title WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access
title_full WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access
title_fullStr WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access
title_full_unstemmed WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access
title_short WiFi/WiMAX seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of Internet access
title_sort wifi/wimax seamless convergence with adaptive vertical handover for continuity of internet access
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23429/1/AIT20110200002_73100798.pdf