无线异构网络的垂直切换

传统意义上的水平切换算法已经在同构网络中得到很好的研究和应用,而随着多种无线异构网络的出现,下一代网络必须支持垂直切换技术以保证用户从一种类型的网络切换到另一种类型的网络时仍然保持连接。由于切换算法所需考虑因素的多样性和算法本身的复杂性,有必要对现有文献中的网络切换类型、切换因素、切换算法进行了归纳总结,并对垂直切换算法进行比较,指出未来切换算法的研究方向。     

一种基于速度感知的垂直切换算法

 未来的4G网络不是由单一的接入方式构成,而是采用不同的无线接入技术的多种网络的融合.不同网络接入技术间的切换称为垂直切换.本文提出了一种基于速度感知的垂直切换算法,不需确切的节点坐标和速度信息,利用接收信号强度的历史测量数据来表征节点运动速度的影响,提高对切换触发时机的准确判断.该算法可以自动调整以适应不同的节点运动速度,有效提高垂直切换的效率.仿真试验表明该算法能有效提高垂直切换的性能.     

基于强化学习的异构网络垂直切换方法

网络切换技术不仅可以保证用户的网络连接,同时能够以较强的信号传输网络数据。网络切换技术的性能对网络服务质量(quality of service, QoS)的影响至关重要。然而,现有的切换算法多数存在严重的乒乓效应,这不仅造成网络资源的严重浪费,还会损害用户的QoS。为此,提出了一种基于强化学习的异构网络垂直切换方案,主要从触发切换、网络选择及判决切换等方面进行优化。在触发切换时将垂直切换考虑成必要切换和择优切换,通过Q-Learning（QL）算法在选择网络时优化垂直切换;然后以QoS为条件,在判决切换时加入驻留定时器,从多角度减少用户切换次数,降低乒乓效应对异构网络垂直切换的影响。仿真结果表明,基于强化学习的异构网络垂直切换方法可以在保证QoS的条件下有效减少用户切换网络的次数,短时间内频繁切换的情况也有所改善,降低了乒乓效应的影响。     

集成Ad Hoc和移动蜂窝网络系统的切换算法

传统切换算法不能适应多准则切换的要求,基于多准则切换算法的实现越来越重要,必须发展新的技术来提高切换算法的有效性,在用户满意度和网络效率间形成平衡。智能和优化切换算法对像集成自组网(Ad hoc)和蜂窝网络结构的混合网络具有很好的适应性和鲁棒性,能够根据未来混合网络中的各种业务类型的服务质量需求、网络状态以及移动节点条件等多种因素的变化进行自适应切换,可以运用这些智能优化算法来进行更加有效的切换判决,从而提高系统的性能。更进一步的研究方向是在集成Ad hoc和蜂窝网络的环境下,使用智能或优化技术设计垂直切换算法来提高系统整体性能。     

基于业务感知的WLAN-UMTS跨层切换优化方案

下一代的异构无线网络环境是移动无线接入和异构分布的网络,近年来由于智能多模终端的发展以及多种无线接入网络并存的网络环境,使得无缝的垂直网络切换成为人们关注的热点。文章在分析当前WLAN-UMTS(无线局域网-通用移动通信系统)切换方案不足之处的基础上提出了改进和创新,主要将802.21 MIH(介质独立切换)运用到切换的过程中,在应用层加入业务感知模块,使得终端可以根据业务的类型选择网络,最后基于NIST(美国国家标准和技术协会)使用NS2对新的切换方案进行了仿真。     

一种基于上下文感知的垂直切换技术研究

未来网络的发展趋势是各种无线接入网络共存的异构网络环境,而垂直切换技术是融合多个异构接入网络的关键技术之一,垂直切换包括三个阶段,即系统发现、切换决策和切换执行。文中主要研究了基于上下文感知的垂直切换判决策略,并与移动垂直切换技术相结合,实现了WLAN/UMTS网络间的垂直切换,通过仿真表明该方法在吞吐量和切换时延方面都得到改善。     

车联网中基于贝叶斯决策的垂直切换方法研究

车辆需要在车联网的异构无线网络环境下进行垂直切换,针对垂直切换技术普遍不能支持 WAVE, WiMAX和3G cellular间的垂直切换这一问题,提出了一种基于贝叶斯决策的垂直切换算法。首先,根据接入网络的信号强度、传输速率、误码率和网络阻塞率以及车辆终端的速度和运动趋势建立多条件相关的切换概率分布,计算出切换先验概率;然后通过贝叶斯决策算法计算后验概率并进行决策分类,从而选取最优网络接入。仿真实验结果表明,该算法不仅有效地实现WAVE,WiMAX和3G cellular无线接入技术之间的垂直切换,而且避免了乒乓效应,保证了网络及时更新。     

异构无线接入网络中的通用链路层技术

如何实现异构环境下的多种无线接入网络融合以及多种无线接入技术之间的协同工作,是未来移动通信研究的主要内容。通用链路层(GLL)基于可重配置的链路层平台,完成不同无线接入技术的协同工作,从而实现了无缝和无损的垂直切换。通用链路层作为解决异构网络协同工作的一种新型技术,已经引起了相关研究领域的广泛关注。通用链路层可以划分为通用和特殊功能部分,并且在垂直切换中具有一套独特的执行过程。相比其他异构接入方案,通用链路层在切换执行的性能方面具有优势。     

多网络共存下基于贝叶斯的垂直切换算法

针对目前的垂直切换技术普遍不能满足多网络下的切换问题,提出了一种改进的基于贝叶斯决策的垂直切换算法。首先根据接入终端网络的信号强度、网络负载、误码率和网络阻塞率以及用户业务对网络的实际需求偏好建立多条件相关的切换概率分布,计算出先验切换概率;然后通过贝叶斯决策算法计算出后验概率来进行判决比较,从而选取最优的接入网络。仿真结果表明,该算法不仅能有效地实现不同接入技术之间的垂直切换,从而减少不必要的切换,提高了切换成功的概率,而且还能在维持各网络平均负载达到30%~40%时减轻通信热点的阻塞情况,为用户提供更优的服务质量。     

异构无线网络垂直切换技术综述

垂直切换是多网融合的基础,是实现异构网络互通、支持不同接入方式无缝衔接的核心技术,目前正在受到业界的重点关注,并成为学术界研究的热点问题。随着无线移动通信技术向接入多元化、网络一体化和应用综合化的方向发展,各种蜂窝移动接入、宽带无线接入和固定接入将共同接入基于IP的统一核心网络,通过网络间的垂直切换,支持用户的移动性和移动过程中业务的连续性。首先给出了垂直切换的定义和基本概念,介绍了垂直切换的分类和基本流程,随后详细论述垂直切换的切换判决和切换执行2个环节。针对切换判决,总结了现有判决算法,重点评述各代表算法工作原理并剖析论其特点和存在的不足。针对切换执行,详述了现有垂直切换执行机制的工作原理和适用场景,并分析其优缺点。最后,对未来垂直切换技术的研究方向进行了展望。     

Intelligent Handoff for Mobile Wireless Internet

This paper presents an intelligent mobility management scheme for Mobile Wireless InterNet – MWIN. MWIN is a wireless service networks wherein its core network consisting of Internet routers and its access network can be built from any Internet-capable radio network. Two major standards are currently available for MWIN, i.e., the mobile IP and wireless LAN. Mobile IP solves address mobility problem with the Internet protocol while wireless LAN provides a wireless Internet access in the local area. However, both schemes solve problems independently at different layers, thereby some additional problems occur, e.g., delayed handoff, packet loss, and inefficient routing. This paper identifies these new problems and performs analyses and some real measurements on the handoff within MWIN. Then, a new handoff architecture that extends the features of both mobile IP and wireless LAN handoff mechanism was proposed. This new architecture consists of mobile IP extensions and a modified wireless LAN handoff algorithm. The effect of this enhancement provides a linkage between different layers for preventing packet loss and reducing handoff latency. Finally, some optimization issues regarding network planning and routing are addressed.     

Effect of mobile terminal heterogeneity on call blocking/dropping probability in cooperative heterogeneous cellular networks

It is envisaged that next generation wireless networks (NGWN) will be heterogeneous, consisting of multiple radio access technologies (RATs) coexisting in the same geographical area. In these heterogeneous wireless networks, mobile terminals of different capabilities (heterogeneous terminals) will be used by subscribers to access network services. We investigate the effect of using heterogeneous mobile terminals (e.g. single-mode, dual-mode, triple-mode, etc.) on call blocking and call dropping probabilities in cooperative heterogeneous wireless networks. We develop analytical models for heterogeneous mobile terminals and joint radio resource management in heterogeneous wireless networks. Using a two-class three-RAT heterogeneous wireless network as an example, the effect of using heterogeneous terminals in the network is evaluated. Results show the overall call blocking/dropping probability experienced by subscribers in heterogeneous wireless networks depends on the capabilities of mobile terminals used by the subscribers. In the worst case scenario, when all subscribers use single-mode mobile terminals, each subscriber is confined to a single RAT and consequently, joint radio resource management in heterogeneous wireless network has no improvement on new call blocking and handoff call dropping probabilities. However, in the best case scenario, when all subscribers use three-mode terminals, new class-1 call blocking probability decreases from 0.37 (for 100% single-mode terminals) to 0.05, at the arrival rate of 6 calls per minute. New class-2 call blocking probability also decreases from 0.8 to 0.52. Similarly, handoff class-1 call dropping probability decreases from 0.14 to 0.003, and handoff class-2 call dropping probability decreases from 0.44 to 0.09.     

Performance evaluation of connection rerouting schemes forATM-based wireless networks

Supporting mobility in asynchronous transfer mode (ATM)-based broad-band networks with wireless access links poses many technical challenges. One of the most important of these challenges is the need to reroute ongoing connections to/from mobile users as these users move among base stations. Connection rerouting schemes must exhibit low handoff latency, maintain efficient routes, and limit disruption to continuous media traffic while minimizing reroute updates to the network switches. In this paper we propose, describe an implementation for, and experimentally evaluate the performance of five different connection rerouting schemes. We show that one of these schemes, which operates in two phases, executes very fast reroutes (with a measured latency of 6.5 ms) in a real-time phase and, if necessary, reroutes again in a nonreal-time phase to maintain efficient routing. The scheme also results in negligible disruption to both audio (e.g., a 1-in-100 chance of a single packet loss at CD-quality audio rates of 128 kb/s) and low-bit-rate video (e.g., a 2-in-100 chance of a single packet loss for 1-Mb/s video) traffic during connection rerouting. Based on these results, we conclude that simple handoff schemes coupled with a connection management architecture are sufficient for supporting low-bit-rate continuous media applications over ATM-based wireless networks     

Mobility management in wireless ATM networks

Mobile ATM offers a common wired network infrastructure to support mobility of wireless terminals, independent of the wireless access protocol. In addition, it allows seamless migration to future wireless broadband services, such as wireless ATM, by enabling mobility of end-to-end ATM connections. In spite of the diversity in mobile networking technologies (e.g., cellular telephony, mobile-IP, packet data services, PCS), all of them require two fundamental mechanisms: location management and handoff. This article describes different schemes for augmenting a wired ATM network to support location management of mobile terminals and handoff protocols for rerouting a connection data path when the endpoint moves. A prototype implementation of mobile ATM integrating mobility support with ATM signaling and connection setup, is presented. It shows how mobile ATM may be used to provide mobility support to an IP terminal using non-ATM wireless access     

Optimal Joint Session Admission Control in Integrated WLAN and CDMA Cellular Networks with Vertical Handoff

This paper considers optimizing the utilization of radio resources in a heterogeneous integrated system consisting of two different networks: a wireless local area network (WLAN) and a wideband code division multiple access (CDMA) network. We propose a joint session admission control scheme for multimedia traffic that maximizes overall network revenue with quality of service (QoS) constraints over both the WLAN and the CDMA cellular networks. The WLAN operates under the IEEE 802.11e medium access control (MAC) protocol, which supports QoS for multimedia traffic. A novel concept of effective bandwidth is used in the CDMA network to derive the unified radio resource usage, taking into account both physical layer linear minimum mean square error (LMMSE) receivers and characteristics of the packet traffic. Numerical examples illustrate that the network revenue earned in the proposed joint admission control scheme is significantly larger than that when the individual networks are optimized independently with no vertical handoff between them. The revenue gain is also significant over the scheme in which vertical handoff is supported, but admission control is not done jointly. Furthermore, we show that the optimal joint admission control policy is a randomized policy, i.e., sessions are admitted to the system with probabilities in some states     

Media Independent Handover-based Competitive On-Line CAC for Seamless Mobile Wireless Networks

In Media Independent Handover (MIH), Call Admission Control (CAC) and Vertical Handoff (VH) are two important mechanisms in a Mobile Wireless Networks (MWNs) that consists of various types of wireless networks (e.g., WiMAX and WiFi) and cellular communications (e.g., 3G, 3.5G and 4G). First, an adaptive CAC is needed in base stations for achieving high network reward while guaranteeing QoS requirements. Second, an efficient vertical handoff enables mobile stations accomplishing seamless, fast, QoS-aware mobility in MWNs. In CAC, several studies have proposed the mechanisms: the static resource reservation-based, bandwidth borrow-based and Markov chain model-based approaches. They suffer from moderate performance in Grade of Service (GoS), Fractional Reward Loss (FRL) and transmission quality. In VH, it should consider both the received signal strength (RSS) and the service-class mapping between the serving and target networks. Most studies adopted the integration of a RSS-based method with hysteresis to minimize unnecessary handoffs, but high handoff dropping and low network utilization limit the contributions. This work thus proposes a MIH-based competitive on-line (COL) CAC for vertical handoff in a loosely-coupled MWN. First, in a base station (BS) the COL CAC models the resource occupancy of each wireless network in a MWN as a Markov chain model, and then forms a cost-reward CAC for maximizing network reward. Second, in MS the VH scheme adopts a predictive RSS to predict the moving trend of each mobile station to select the optimal target network. Numerical results indicate that the proposed approach outperforms other approaches in GoS, FRL and the number of vertical handoffs while yielding competitive utilization.     

超密集异构无线网络中基于位置预测的切换算法

在密集异构蜂窝网络和无线局域网络构成的超密集异构无线网络中, 变速移动的车辆终端会面临更加频繁的切换,导致用户服务质量(QoS)变差。该文针对上述问题,首先,利用高斯马尔可夫移动模型,预测车辆下一时刻的位置,筛选出满足终端服务质量的候选网络集,与当前的候选网络集做交运算,其次,当前接入网络不在交集中,则使用变步长的萤火虫算法寻找最佳网络;再次,对因预测误差导致的切换失效,则把终端用户迁移到宏蜂窝,以保证通信的持续性。仿真结果表明,在超密集异构无线网络中,使用该文所提算法能够减少乒乓切换等频繁切换现象,同时,提升了用户的服务质量和网络吞吐量。     

Immune optimization algorithm for solving vertical handoff decision problem in heterogeneous wireless network

In heterogeneous wireless network environment, wireless local area network (WLAN) is usually deployed within the coverage of a cellular network to provide users with the convenience of seamless roaming among heterogeneous wireless access networks. Vertical handoffs between the WLAN and the cellular network maybe occur frequently. As for the vertical handoff performance, there is a critical requirement for developing algorithms for connection management and optimal resource allocation for seamless mobility. In this paper, we develop a mathematical model for vertical handoff decision problem, and propose a multi-objective optimization immune algorithm-based vertical handoff decision scheme. The proposed scheme can enable a wireless access network not only to balance the overall load among all base stations and access points but also maximize the collective battery lifetime of mobile terminals. Results based on a detailed performance evaluation study are also presented here to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed scheme.