Abstract:
Integration of heterogeneous access technologies to provide multi-radio access allows for dynamic access selection. The "always best connected" paradigm can increase syst...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Integration of heterogeneous access technologies to provide multi-radio access allows for dynamic access selection. The "always best connected" paradigm can increase system capacity and end user throughput, as well as, reduce the network deployment costs for multi-radio wireless networks. In this paper we present the functional entities generic link layer and multi-radio resource management, and describe their interactions for access selection. A focus of the paper is to show - with an example given for 3G and WLAN - how existing wireless networks can be migrated to provide multi-radio access functionality. This will be explained for a single operator integrating different radio access standards, as well as, for multiple cooperating network operators.
Published in: IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Date of Conference: 25-28 September 2006
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 26 February 2007
ISBN Information:
Print ISSN: 1090-3038