Migration of existing access networks towards multi-radio access
conference paper
Integration of heterogeneous access technologies to provide multi-radio access allows for dynamic access selection. The "always best connected" paradigm can increase system capacity and end user throughput, as well as, reduce the network deployment costs for multi-radio wireless networks. In this paper we present the functional entities Generic Link Layer and Multi-Radio Resource Management, and describe their interactions for access selection. A focus of the paper is to show - with an example given for 3G and WLAN - how existing wireless networks can be migrated to provide multi-radio access functionality. This will be explained for a single operator integrating different radio access standards, as well as, for multiple cooperating network operators. © 2006 IEEE.
Topics
Beyond 3GCooperative networkingHeterogeneous accessMulti-radio accessMulti-radio resource managementAccess controlComputer supported cooperative workMobile radio systemsResource allocationTelecommunication linksCooperative networkingHeterogeneous accessMulti-radio accessMulti-radio resource managementWireless local area networks (WLAN)
TNO Identifier
239656
ISSN
15502252 ; 1424400635 (ISBN); 9781424400638 (ISBN)
Article nr.
4109881
Source title
2006 IEEE 64th Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC-2006 Fall, 25 September 2006 through 28 September 2006, Montreal, QC, Conference code: 69880
Pages
2987-2991
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