Wireless Networks Interoperability - Wifi Wimax Handover

Abstract - The mobility with quality of service in wireless networks is a reality ever closer. The need for mobility while communicating becomes more and more necessary. Technologies for wireless networks with interoperability develops the concept of "communications anytime anywhere". Interoperability uses the handover to ensure the mobility of a mobile terminal through various communication infrastructures, supported by different technologies of wireless networks. Maintain the connection between base stations and mobile terminal is the key of the customer's satisfaction, with the guarantee of continuity of services and applications running, moving between different cells, using the technology of wireless communications to provide better coverage in the position where is.The aim of this study is to examine how the mobility between different access technologies in wireless networks can be optimized and what their behavior in scenarios of interoperability. To examine the quality of the service of mobility, we analyze the time required for the handover and the existing loss of packages, the latter being a very important factor to satisfy the user.