Development of a context-aware messaging system over heterogeneous wireless networks
IWCMC '07 Proceedings of the 2007 international conference on Wireless communications and mobile computing
Integration, the VLSI Journal
Connectivity opportunity selection in heterogeneous wireless multi-hop networks
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
A triple-mode reconfigurable sigma-delta modulator for multi-standard wireless applications
Proceedings of the conference on Design, automation and test in Europe
Adaptive CMOS analog circuits for 4G mobile terminals-Review and state-of-the-art survey
Microelectronics Journal
S3: Smart Session Selection for Voice Communications in Next Generation Wireless Network
IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences
Journal of Network and Systems Management
Authentication protocol in fourth generation wireless networks
WOCN'09 Proceedings of the Sixth international conference on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks
A metering infrastructure for heterogenous mobile networks
COMSNETS'09 Proceedings of the First international conference on COMmunication Systems And NETworks
An end-to-end QoS framework for IEEE 802.16 and ad-hoc integrated networks
Mobility '09 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mobile Technology, Application & Systems
Trust-Assisted Handover Approach in Hybrid Wireless Networks
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
Vehicular telematics over heterogeneous wireless networks: A survey
Computer Communications
Journal of Network and Systems Management
A 0.13µm CMOS adaptive sigma-delta modulator for triple-mode GSM/Bluetooth/UMTS applications
Microelectronics Journal
Exploring load balancing in heterogeneous networks by rate distribution
International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems
Cooperative user-network interactions in next generation communication networks
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Self configuration of 4G network terminals
CAR'10 Proceedings of the 2nd international Asia conference on Informatics in control, automation and robotics - Volume 1
Optimized traffic flow assignment in multi-homed, multi-radio mobile hosts
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
A Cost Function Model for CRRM over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
Analysis of connectivity and session management for mobile peer-to-peer applications
Journal of Mobile Multimedia
A network selection scheme for multicast applications in wireless network convergence
Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing
Journal of Network and Systems Management
A multi-objective genetic algorithm based handoff decision scheme with ABC supported
ICIC'13 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Intelligent Computing Theories
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The next generation of mobile communications, broadly referred to as 4G, is based on a heterogeneous infrastructure comprising different wireless (and wired) access systems in a complementary manner. 4G mobile users enjoys seamless mobility and ubiquitous access to applications in an always best connected (ABC) mode that employs the most efficient combination of available access systems. The ongoing commercialization of 3G cellular mobile networks and their upcoming enhancement with WLAN radio access provides a wireless platform suitable for the introduction of "ABC" capabilities. We analyze the implications of the "ABC" vision in a UMTS/WLAN network context, and reveal important issues that arise. Further on, we identify major requirements, point out the limitations of current UTMS/WLAN standards from an ABC viewpoint, and discuss key enabling technologies and research efforts. We formulate a generic application model for an ABC capability in the interworked UMTS/WLAN architecture and analyze its complexity proving that, in principle, being always best connected translates to a family of NP-hard problems. To complement our analysis, we present an object-oriented design of a real-time UML model for an ABC mobile system. Finally, we summarize the advantages of our ABC model and provide directions for future work.