Radio network aggregation for 5G mobile terminals in heterogeneous wireless networks

In this paper we introduce a novel design concept for advanced mobile terminals with radio network aggregation capability and enhanced QoS provisioning for multimedia services in heterogeneous wireless and mobile networks. We establish a new module that provides the best QoS and lowest cost for any given multimedia service by using simultaneously all available wireless and mobile networks for a given traffic. The performance of our proposal is evaluated using simulations with multimode mobile stations carrying multimedia traffic in heterogeneous environment with coexistence of multiple Radio Access Technologies, such as 3G, 4G as well as future 5G radio access networks.