A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity
We investigate into the potentiality of an enhanced Power and Location-based Vertical Handover (PLB-VHO) approach, based on a combination of physical parameters (i.e., location and power attenuation information), for mobile-controlled connectivity across UMTS and WLAN networks. We show that the loca...
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description | We investigate into the potentiality of an enhanced Power and Location-based Vertical Handover (PLB-VHO) approach, based on a combination of physical parameters (i.e., location and power attenuation information), for mobile-controlled connectivity across UMTS and WLAN networks. We show that the location information in a multiparameter vertical handover can significantly enhance communication performance. In the presented approach a power attenuation map for the visited area is built and kept updated by exploiting the information sharing of power measurements with other cooperating mobile devices inside the visited networks. Such information is then used for connectivity switching in handover decisions. The analytical model for the proposed technique is first presented and then compared with a traditional Power-Based approach and a simplified Location-Based technique. Simulation results show the effectiveness of PLB-VHO approach, in terms of (i) network performance optimization and (ii) limitation of unnecessary handovers (i.e., mitigation of ping-pong effect). |
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spelling | doaj-art-b5739e8d7e0948f8974e3c65b2f3612d2025-02-03T07:25:09ZengWileyInternational Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting1687-75781687-75862010-01-01201010.1155/2010/597105597105A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled ConnectivityT. Inzerilli0Anna Maria Vegni1A. Neri2R. Cusani3Dipartimento per le Comunicazioni, I.S.C.T.I., Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico, Viale America 201, 00144 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Applied Electronics, University of Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Applied Electronics, University of Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications (DIET), University of Rome “Sapienza”, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, ItalyWe investigate into the potentiality of an enhanced Power and Location-based Vertical Handover (PLB-VHO) approach, based on a combination of physical parameters (i.e., location and power attenuation information), for mobile-controlled connectivity across UMTS and WLAN networks. We show that the location information in a multiparameter vertical handover can significantly enhance communication performance. In the presented approach a power attenuation map for the visited area is built and kept updated by exploiting the information sharing of power measurements with other cooperating mobile devices inside the visited networks. Such information is then used for connectivity switching in handover decisions. The analytical model for the proposed technique is first presented and then compared with a traditional Power-Based approach and a simplified Location-Based technique. Simulation results show the effectiveness of PLB-VHO approach, in terms of (i) network performance optimization and (ii) limitation of unnecessary handovers (i.e., mitigation of ping-pong effect).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/597105 |
spellingShingle | T. Inzerilli Anna Maria Vegni A. Neri R. Cusani A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity International Journal of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting |
title | A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity |
title_full | A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity |
title_fullStr | A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity |
title_full_unstemmed | A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity |
title_short | A Cross-Layer Location-Based Approach for Mobile-Controlled Connectivity |
title_sort | cross layer location based approach for mobile controlled connectivity |
url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/597105 |
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