IEEE 802.21 based vertical handover in WiFi and WiMAX networks

Seamless handover between different access technologies is a great challenge as it needs to obey different performance of QoS and security constraints. Subscribers are becoming more demanding regarding roaming capabilities across different networking technologies such as WiFi, WiMAX, and CDMA as they claim service continuity with QoS requirement and good security features. In this paper, a QoS based vertical handover mechanism between WiMAX and WiFi networks is proposed by applying the Signal to Interference and Noise Ratio SINR. The Media Independent Handover MIH (IEEE 802.21) protocol is adopted to assist in the handover decisions by providing a suitable platform for vertical handovers. The performance of the proposed SINR based vertical handover algorithm and RSS based vertical handover algorithm have been evaluated in terms of the maximum downlink throughputs.

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