A Fast and Seamless Handover Mechanism for IEEE 802.16e Broadband Wireless Access Networks

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Poorahmadi, Rezgar | 2009

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: English
Document No: 39683 (52)
University: Sharif University of Technology, International Campus, Kish Island
Department: Science and Engineering
Advisor(s): Ejlali, Alireza
Abstract:
Broadband wireless access networks, such as the IEEE 802.16e standard for wireless metropolitan area networks (WMANs), aim to provide high bandwidth, low-cost, scalable solutions that extend multimedia services from backbone networks to mobile users. Handover is one of the most critical components in mobility management and its related latency plays an operative role in performance of mobile WiMAX environment. By cooperation of MAC and IP Layers, the overall handover latency in IEEE 802.16e networks would be reduced. In this thesis, we propose a fast and seamless handover scheme in mobile WiMAX networks that uses the cross-layering design model to create a new interface between layers and improve the quality of services regarding to the real-time multimedia applications demand
Keywords:
Cross Layer Design ; Wimax Standard ; Wireless Metropolitan Area Network ; Multimedia Applications ; Service Quality ; Institute Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)802.16e Standard ; Handover

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