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A Survey of Context Aware Vertical Handover Management Schemes in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

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Modern smartphones and wireless-enabled devices are equipped with a number of interfaces to access multiple networks in heterogeneous wireless networks. Seamless mobility between these networks can be achieved by optimizing parameters related with vertical handover management . This paper presents a detailed review of the recent schemes used for context-aware vertical handover management in heterogeneous wireless networks. In particular, we reviewed user-centric, network centric, and hybrid schemes, and compare them in context of throughput, packet loss ratio, and other advantages such as handover delay, cost, energy, and bandwidth optimization.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Education, Science Technology (MEST) and National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) through the Creative Human Resource Training Project for Regional Innovation (2014). This work was supported by the IT R&D program of MSIP/IITP. [10041145, Self-Organized Software platform (SoSp) for Welfare Devices]. This study was supported by the BK21 Plus project (SW Human Resource Development Program for Supporting Smart Life) funded by the Ministry of Education, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Korea (21A20131600005).

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Khan, M., Han, K. A Survey of Context Aware Vertical Handover Management Schemes in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. Wireless Pers Commun 85, 2273–2293 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-015-2904-2

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