Title
Multi-access Management in Heterogeneous Networks
Abstract
Communication networks and mobile devices integrate an increasing number of access technologies. At the same time, new business roles emerge, which lead to new cooperation schemes between access providers providing different types of access connectivity. As a result, a variety of access technologies will be available for users at the same time. In this article we present an architecture and a framework capable of integrating different access systems into a multi-access system and selecting the best suited access for users. A utility-based approach is proposed for the evaluation of different access allocation choices, which is based on user and network policies, the performance of access bearers, and the availability of access resources. We present a general multi-access management framework, which integrates the different multi-access related functions: access detection, access evaluation and access selection, which can then lead to an access handover.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/s11277-007-9431-8
Wireless Personal Communications
Keywords
Field
DocType
Heterogeneous networks,Multi-radio access,Access selection
Access management,Integrated access device,Computer science,Computer network,Multi-frequency time division multiple access,Network access point,Access network discovery and selection function,Heterogeneous network,Network Access Control,Radio access network
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
48
1
0929-6212
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
18
1.36
21
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joachim Sachs115411.78
Mikael Prytz2278.63
Jens Gebert310513.14