Dynamic resource allocation schemes during handoff for mobile multimedia wireless networks.

User mobility management is one of the important components of mobile multimedia systems. In a cell-based network, a mobile should be able to seamlessly obtain transmission resources after handoff to a new base station. This is essential for both service continuity and quality of service assurance....

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Published in:	IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications 17, 7 (1999).
Main Author:	Ramanathan, P.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	QoS. Base station. Cell-based network. Connection blocking probabilities. Dropping probability reduction. Dynamic estimation. Dynamic resource allocation. Handoff connections. Heterogeneous traffic. Local new connection requests. Mobile multimedia systems. Mobile multimedia wireless networks. Performance. Quality of service assurance. Resource requirements estimation. Service continuity. Static resource allocation. Transmission resources. User mobility management.