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标题：Investigation of an Analytical Model Based on Resource Factor for Vertical Handoffs
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作者：Yanling Wu ; Ming Li ; Guobin Zhang 等
期刊名称：International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1975-0080
出版年度：2014
卷号：9
期号：9
页码：19-28
DOI：10.14257/ijmue.2014.9.9.03
出版社：SERSC
摘要：In order to optimize the utilization of limited resources, the operators have already addressed to deploy their services in heterogeneous networks integrated different Radio Access Technologies (RAT), e.g. WLAN/WiMAX/WCDMA. Vertical handoffs (VHO) as a key problem should be overcome while mobile users are moving in heterogeneous networks. In existing works, resource assignment depends on the packet's size, which is usually defined a fix length. This paper proposes an analytical model for evaluating the VHO performance. In the model, resources are proportionally assigned to real-time services (RS) and to non real- time services (NRS) by a resource factor m, which can be defined as any value. The performances on blocking probability and on throughput are derived and evaluated with different values of m under the restriction of resources. For enhancing the effect of VHO, the Random Waypoint Model on the border (RWPB) is implemented in the simulation, which enforces the mobile users residing near the border of networks. Simulation results demonstrate that with a greater value of m, the blocking probability slightly increases while the total throughput is significantly improved.
关键词：resource factor; vertical handoff; real-time service; non real-time service; ; blocking probability; throughput; random waypoint model on the border