Interworking of Wireless LANs and Cellular Networks

• Main Authors: Song, Wei (Author), Zhuang, Weihua (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Computers.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Computer Communication Networks.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

The next-generation of wireless communications are envisioned to be supported by heterogeneous networks by using various wireless access technologies. The popular cellular networks and wireless local area networks (WLANs) present perfectly complementary characteristics in terms of service capacity,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction on Cellular/WLAN Interworking
• Resource Allocation for Integrated Voice and Data Services
• Call Admission Control with Randomized Access Selection
• Size-Based Load Sharing with SRPT Scheduling
• Conclusions and Future Directions.