Vertical handoffs in fourth-generation multinetwork environments.

Revolutionary drivers for 4G include a push toward universal wireless access and ubiquitous computing through seamless personal and terminal mobility. One of the major challenges for seamless mobility is the criterion of a vertical handoff protocol: a handoff protocol for users that move between dif...

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Published in:	IEEE Wireless communications 11, 3 (2004).
Main Author:	McNair, J.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Context-aware radio link transfer. Fourth-generation multinetwork environments. Network interoperability. Seamless mobility. Ubiquitous computing. Universal wireless access. Vertical handoff protocol.