Location Aware Resource Management in Smart Homes
PERCOM '03 Proceedings of the First IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications
Policy-Enabled Handoffs Across Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
WMCSA '99 Proceedings of the Second IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computer Systems and Applications
Location-aware access to hospital information and services
IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine
NAMBA: location-aware collaboration system for shopping and meeting
IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics
Open wireless architecture and enhanced performance [Guest Editorial]
IEEE Communications Magazine
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The 4G converged wireless network may benefit by the capability of exploiting location/situation information for more efficient "seamless" integration of heterogeneous radio access networks. In this framework, the paper defines the architecture able to collect the location/situation information, process it and distribute it to the network nodes that will exploit it to successfully implement location/situation aware mobility management mechanisms. Since the architecture is distributed and must interact with different technologies and layers, a multi agent-based middleware has been chosen to implement some components of the proposed communication platform. Moreover, the paper presents a vertical handover decision criterion that combines location/situation information. Challenges and open issues of this new research area are discussed.