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。     

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。     

无线异构网络的垂直切换算法研究

以通用移动通信系统(UMTS)与无线局域网(WLAN)融合为例,研究无线异构网络的垂直切换算法。由于垂直切换算法应考虑因素的复杂性以及不同网络性能的各异性,有必要对现有算法作出归纳总结比较,并据此提出新的垂直切换算法。该算法以代价函数为基础,将稳定周期与切换目标网络和当前服务网络的效用函数联系起来,实现移动节点自适应的切换判决。提出的算法能有效减少不必要的切换,增强异构网络的适应性。     

异构无线网络的自适应垂直切换判决算法

在未来的异构环境中,网络间的垂直切换将对QoS保证产生重要影响。针对移动终端在异构网络间切换不理想的问题,提出了一种自适应的垂直切换判决算法。采用基于用户多应用的代价函数对接入网络进行评估与选择,综合考虑移动终端当前的电池电量,判断当前业务是否需要进行网络切换,使移动终端能自适应地进行切换判决。仿真结果表明,该算法可以有效地延长移动终端的工作时间,减少乒乓效应,提高系统的切换性能,改善业务的QoS。     

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。     

改善用户体验的垂直切换算法

针对由超密集异构无线网络的超高动态性而引起掉话率不断增长的问题,并考虑到以往基于模糊逻辑相关垂直切换算法的较大时间开销,该文提出一种改善用户体验的垂直切换算法。首先利用5G核心访问和移动管理功能发现终端附近的所有候选网络,同时,利用自组织网络技术的环境感知能力,随时监测网络的运行状况,主动维护网络之间的邻居关系表。然后,引入动态模糊神经网络(DFNN)算法来执行切换判决,将获取到的网络参数数据作为该系统的输入,动态生成对垂直切换有效的规则库,经学习之后,计算得到输出判决值,从而为终端选择最佳接入网络。最后,仿真结果表明,该算法能够明显改善垂直切换过程中的掉话情况,降低切换失败概率。同时,与其他同类算法的时间消耗相比,该算法能够维持在一个较低的水平。     

一种基于模糊逻辑的预判决辅助垂直切换算法

针对全IP核心网络的不同无线接入技术,提出一种基于预判决模糊逻辑的垂直切换算法.引入预判决方法有效减少不必要的数据量和系统开销.采用前向差分预测能够较准确地预测出下一时刻的信号强度,提高了切换触发速度和切换判决精度.采用模糊逻辑的方法,以接收信号强度、预测信号强度及可用带宽作为网络参量设计模糊逻辑控制器,进而采用归一量化的方法改进模糊逻辑系统,得到网络的综合性能值进行垂直切换判决.仿真分析表明,本文提出的算法能够较准确做出切换判决,有效消除乒乓效应,提高系统性能.     

基于运动趋势的模糊逻辑垂直切换算法

随着无线异构网络的融合,移动性管理技术成为其关键问题,而切换管理又是移动性管理的重要部分。针对垂直切换管理提出了一种基于运动趋势的模糊逻辑垂直切换算法。算法分为预判定、模糊逻辑控制及切换判决3个过程。首先,在预判定阶段根据MN的运动趋势及接收信号强度滤除掉不适宜接入WLAN的网络信息,从而有效减少不必要的数据量和系统开销;其次,将接收信号强度、网络的可用带宽和网络开销送入模糊逻辑控制器,通过参数的归一量化最终得到网络综合性能值(VCPN);最后,通过综合考虑VCPN和驻留时间来进行网络切换判决。仿真结果显示,该算法能够有针对性地做出切换判决,有效消除乒乓效应,提高网络切换性能。     

无线异构网络的垂直切换判决算法

传统上的水平切换处理方法已经应用在同一接入技术的网络中（如无线蜂窝网络）。随着多种异构无线网络的出现,下一代网络必须支持垂直切换技术以保证用户从一个网络切换到内一个网络时仍然保持连接,垂直切换作为多网融合的基础,受到了学术界和工业界的广泛关注。对使用层次分析法进行垂直切换技术的工作原理及应用环境进行了分析,提出同时使用多种切换技术以解决不同环境下的切换问题。     

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.     

异构网络垂直切换技术

下一代无线网络(Next Generation Wireless Networks,NGWN)将融合多种不同的网络体系结构与无线技术,NGWN的异构性要求向用户提供无缝切换。为此文章引入了异构无线网络垂直切换策略,并深入论述了其中的关键细节——网络发现、切换判决和切换信息交互流程等。     

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。     

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.     

Signal threshold adaptation for vertical handoff in heterogeneous wireless networks

The convergence of heterogeneous wireless access technologies has been envisioned to characterize the next generation wireless networks. In such converged systems, the seamless and efficient handoff between different access technologies (vertical handoff) is essential and remains a challenging problem. The heterogeneous co-existence of access technologies with largely different characteristics results in handoff asymmetry that differs from the traditional intra-network handoff (horizontal handoff) problem. In the case where one network is preferred, the vertical handoff decision should be carefully executed, based on the wireless channel state, network layer characteristics, as well as application requirements. In this paper, we study the performance of vertical handoff using the integration of 3G cellular and wireless local area networks as an example. In particular, we investigate the effect of an application-based signal strength threshold on an adaptive preferred-network lifetime-based handoff strategy, in terms of the signalling load, available bandwidth, and packet delay for an inter-network roaming mobile. We present an analytical framework to evaluate the converged system performance, which is validated by computer simulation. We show how the proposed analytical model can be used to provide design guidelines for the optimization of vertical handoff in the next generation integrated wireless networks. This article is the extended version of a paper presented in IFIP Networking 2005 Ahmed H. Zahran is a Ph.D. candidate at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto. He received both his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Electronics and Electrical Communication Department in the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 2002 and 2000 respectively, where he was holding teaching and research positions. Since September 2003, he has been working as a research assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto under the supervision of Professor Ben Liang. His research interest is wireless communication and networking with an emphasis on the design and analysis of networking protocols and algorithms. Ben Liang received honors simultaneous B.Sc. (valedictorian) and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, New York, in 1997 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering with Computer Science minor from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 2001. In the 2001–2002 academic year, he was a visiting lecturer and post-doctoral research associate at Cornell University. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto as an Assistant Professor in 2002. His current research interests are in the areas of mobile networking and wireless multimedia systems. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, IEEE, and ACM and serves on the organization and technical program committees of a number of major conferences each year. Aladdin Saleh earned his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from London University, England. Since March 1998, Dr. Saleh has been working in the Wireless Technology Department of Bell Canada, the largest service provider of wireless, wire-line, and Internet in Canada. He worked as a senior application architect in the wireless data group working on several projects among them the wireless application protocol (WAP) and the location-based services. Later, he led the work on several key projects in the broadband wireless network access planning group including planning of the IEEE 802.16/ Wimax, the IEEE 802.11/ WiFi, and the integration of these technologies with the 3G cellular network including Mobile IP (MIP) deployment. Dr. Saleh also holds the position of Adjunct Full Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Waterloo University, Canada since January 2004. He is currently conducting several joint research projects with the University of Waterloo and the University of Toronto on IEEE 802.16-Wimax, MIMO technology, interworking of IEEE 802.11 WLAN and 3G cellular networks, and next generation wireless networks. Prior to joining Bell Canada, Dr. Saleh worked as a faculty member at different universities and was Dean and Chairman of Department for several years. Dr. Saleh is a Fellow of IEE and a Senior Member of IEEE.     

Provision of quality of service in wireless fourth generation networks

A key word describing next generation wireless networks is ‘seamless’. Wireless fourth generation (4G) networks represent a set of new technologies that will enable seamless integration of various wireless access systems, while targeting to support various sophisticated and quality of service constraining applications, such as high‐speed data services and multimedia services. This paper first proposes an architecture for 4G networks. The most significant feature of this architecture is its flexibility, openness and ability to enable seamless handoff in a single logical overlay network composed of many heterogeneous access networks. A medium access control (MAC) protocol for basic access networks is then introduced. A generic scheduling scheme, named CS‐EDF (channel state‐earliest deadline first) and the details of an efficient handoff management method are also briefly introduced. The bandwidth utilization, handoff resources reservation, and scheduling scheme performances of the proposed schemes are discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A Simple and Robust Vertical Handoff Algorithm for Heterogeneous Wireless Mobile Networks

Wireless networking is becoming an increasingly important and popular way of providing global information access to users on the move. One of the main challenges for seamless mobility is the availability of simple and robust vertical handoff algorithms, which allow a mobile node to roam among heterogeneous wireless networks. In this paper, motivated by the facts that vertical handoff procedure is done on mobile nodes and battery power may be one crucial parameter for certain mobile nodes, a simple and robust two-step vertical handoff decision algorithm is proposed for heterogeneous wireless mobile networks. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first vertical handoff algorithm that takes the classification of mobile nodes into consideration, one is resource-poor mobile nodes, and the other is resource-rich mobile nodes. This new feature makes it more applicable in the real world. In addition, dynamic new call blocking probability is firstly introduced by this paper to make handoff decision for wireless networks. The experiment results have shown that the proposed algorithm outperforms traditional algorithms in bandwidth utilization, handoff dropping rate and handoff rate.     

基于分段式PPP协商的快速网络接入算法

多网融合是当今无线通信网络发展的必然趋势,垂直切换是网络融合的关键技术之一。对现有3G网络的终端接入信令流程进行分析,提出了一种基于分段式PPP协商的快速接入算法。通过在现网环境中测试,证明该算法有效地缩短了切换执行时延,对垂直切换过程中"切换执行"阶段的研究做出了贡献。