Fuzzy-based handover decision with multi-attribute auctions in heterogeneous network environments

In next generation wireless networks mobile users will be able to roam between heterogeneous networks, using terminals with multiple access interfaces. An important issue in such a heterogeneous environment is the provisioning of seamless mobility to users across heterogeneous access networks, according to the Always Best Connected and Served (ABCS we also explain how the mobile terminals rank the available offers by the networks. A handover is performed only if a network's offer is considered more satisfactory than current status. Finally, a discussion is made through numerical paradigm and simulations, highlighting the proposed scheme's effectiveness.

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