Author:Orimolade, Joseph FolorunshoDate:2017There is an increasing demand for internet services by mobile subscribers over the wireless access networks, with limited radio resources and capacity constraints. A viable solution to this capacity crunch is the deployment of heterogeneous ...Read more
Author:Falowo, Olabisi E; Chan, HAnthonyDate:2007:The coexistence of different cellular networks in the same area necessitates joint radio resource management for enhanced QoS provisioning and efficient radio resource utilization. We propose adaptive bandwidth management and joint call ...Read morecb
Author:Malila, BessieDate:2017Densely deployed small cell networks will address the growing demand for broadband mobile connectivity, by increasing access network capacity and coverage. However, most potential small cell base station (SCBS) locations do not have existing ...Read more
Author:Edia, AdadaDate:2017Industry leaders are currently setting out standards for 5G Networks projected for 2020 or even sooner. Future generation networks will be heterogeneous in nature because no single network type is capable of optimally meeting all the rapid ...Read more
Author:Ramaboli, Allen LehopotsengDate:2016Recent network technology developments have led to the emergence of a variety of access network technologies - such as IEEE 802.11, wireless local area network (WLAN), IEEE 802.16, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) and ...Read more
Author:Orimolade, Samson OluwashinaDate:2014Service providers, (or operators) employ pricing schemes to help provide desired QoS to subscribers and to maintain profitability among competitors. An economically efficient pricing scheme, which will seamlessly integrate users’ preferences ...Read more
Author:Ernest, Petro PeshaDate:2014The Internet was originally designed for stationary nodes. With the advancement of mobile nodes (such as smartphones and tablets) that have wireless Internet access capability, the original design of the Internet is no longer sufficient. These ...Read more
Author:Paul, UditaDate:2018The massive proliferation of sophisticated mobile terminals with advanced capabilities have led to an enormous surge in the demand for mobile broadband data. Also, the recent popularity of bandwidth intensive applications such as Netflix and ...Read more
Author:Adedoyin, Mary AbosedeDate:2018The heterogeneous deployment of small cells (e.g., femtocells) in the coverage area of the traditional macrocells is a cost-efficient solution to provide network capacity, indoor coverage and green communications towards sustainable environments ...Read more
Author:Obayiuwana, EnoruwaDate:2017The current decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in mobile wireless communication
networks and subscribers. In 2015, mobile wireless devices and connections were reported to have grown to about 7.9 billion, exceeding human
population. ...Read more
Author:Periola, Ayodele AbiolaDate:2016Radio spectrum access is important for terrestrial wireless networks, commercial earth observations and terrestrial radio astronomy observations. The services offered by terrestrial wireless networks, commercial earth observations and terrestrial ...Read more
Author:Magagula, Linoh A; Falowo, Olabisi E; Chan, H AnthonyDate:2010This paper analyzes the reduction of handover delay in a network-based localized mobility management framework assisted by IEEE 802.21 MIH services. It compares the handover signaling procedures with host-based localized MIPv6 (HMIPv6), with ...Read morecb
Author:Moyo, VusumuziDate:2013We are currently experiencing many technological advances and as a result, a lot of applications and services are developed for use in homes, offices and out in the field. In order to attract users and customers, most applications and / or ...Read more
Author:Kabahuma, SarahDate:2010Next Generation Wireless Networks (NGWNs) are envisaged to be heterogeneous. They will integrate multiple Radio Access Technologies (RATs) on the same platform where the RAT s are expected to work together in a coordinated fashion. Radio ...Read more
Author:Taiwo, Olugbenga AdekunleDate:2013In heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs), both single-homed and multi-homed terminals are supported to provide connectivity to users. A multiservice single-homed multi-mode terminal can support multiple types of services, such as voice call, ...Read more
Author:Mutungi, Jeremiah NziokaDate:2016Mobile wireless resources demand is rapidly growing due to the proliferation of bandwidth-hungry mobile devices and applications. This has resulted in congestion in mobile wireless networks (MWN) especially during the peak hours when user ...Read more