Performance Comparison of Handover Mechanisms in Wireless LAN Networks
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چکیده
The upcoming discussion about integrating the Wireless LAN standard into future mobile networks of the 4th Generation (4G) does not only strengthen the importance of the IEEE 802.11 standard family, but necessitates the support of Quality-of-Service (QoS) even when the user moves between different Access Points. In this paper, we study different Wireless LAN handover mechanisms and their ability to support QoS traffic. Therefore, we implemented the handover mechanisms and additional proposals in a simulation environment and analyzed their ability to support a specific QoS level.
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