期刊名称：International Journal of Future Generation Communication and Networking
印刷版ISSN：2233-7857
出版年度：2008
卷号：1
期号：1
出版社：SERSC
摘要：Currently, there are several wireless networks deployed around the world. Examples include cellular networks, metropolitan area networks, wireless local area networks, and personal area networks. The combination of all these networks is usually called the beyond 3G (B3G) wireless networks. New state-of-the-art mobile terminals will allow users to freely move and to switch connections among different access networks. This process named vertical handover imposes important technical challenges for the emerging B3G wireless networks. In this paper, first the vertical handover is classified and its difference with the traditional horizontal handover is explained. Our contributions to this research field with focus on the vertical handover decision process are mentioned together with a suitable survey of related work in this area.
