Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Mobile and ubiquitous multimedia
A layered infrastructure for mobility-aware best connectivity in the heterogeneous wireless internet
Proceedings of the 1st international conference on MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems, and Applications
Latent Handover: A flow-oriented progressive handover mechanism
Computer Communications
Facilitating 4G convergence using IMS
Proceedings of the 2009 conference on Information Science, Technology and Applications
On certain large random Hermitian Jacobi matrices with applications to wireless communications
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
Cost-based vertical handover decision algorithm for WWAN/WLAN integrated networks
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Restricted sleep mode for effective cell throughput improvement in vertical handover
APCC'09 Proceedings of the 15th Asia-Pacific conference on Communications
Security-aware multimedia scheduling over heterogeneous wireless networks
Proceedings of the 6th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference
ICC'09 Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE international conference on Communications
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
On the Use of Ad Hoc Cooperation for Seamless Vertical Handoff and Its Performance Evaluation
Mobile Networks and Applications
Scheduling security-critical multimedia applications in heterogeneous networks
Computer Communications
Vertical handover techniques evaluation
NEHIPISIC'11 Proceeding of 10th WSEAS international conference on electronics, hardware, wireless and optical communications, and 10th WSEAS international conference on signal processing, robotics and automation, and 3rd WSEAS international conference on nanotechnology, and 2nd WSEAS international conference on Plasma-fusion-nuclear physics
SAM: secure access of media independent information service with user anonymity
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Network performance engineering
A Cost Function Model for CRRM over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
A Simple and Robust Vertical Handoff Algorithm for Heterogeneous Wireless Mobile Networks
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking
International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking
International Journal of Information and Communication Technology
Mobility Support for IPv6-based Next Generation Wireless Networks: A Survey of Related Protocols
International Journal of Wireless Networks and Broadband Technologies
UDS: A Distributed RAT Selection Mechanism for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Wireless Personal Communications: An International Journal
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As mobile wireless networks increase in popularity and pervasiveness, we are faced with the challenge of combining a diverse number of wireless networks. The fourth generation of wireless communications is expected to integrate a potentially large number of heterogeneous wireless technologies in what could be considered a huge step forward toward universal seamless access. One of the main challenges for seamless mobility is the availability of reliable horizontal (intrasystem) and vertical (intersystem) handoff schemes. Efficient handoff schemes enhance quality of service and provide flawless mobility. This article presents different and novel aspects of handoff and discusses handoff related issues of fourth generation systems. Desirable handoff features are presented. Handoff decisions, radio link transfer, and channel assignment are described as stages of the complete handoff process. A vertical handoff decision function, which enables devices to assign weights to different network parameters, is also presented