Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

New Developments in Vertical Handover Based on Media Independent Handover Standard

  • Published:
Wireless Personal Communications Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

This paper proposes an enhanced approach for implementation of Media Independent Handover (MIH) information services (MIIS) based of the combination of a hierarchy of information servers and prediction of next point of attachment (PoA). While other recent proposals were validated only by simulations, we evaluated the implemented system with a real video streaming application. The preliminary results show performance improvements in streaming continuity when compared with our former proposal, the prediction of PoA based on unique MIIS server. We conclude that in a more complex situations the performances could increase even more, and we draw some new development directions we want to explore in our future work.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. IEEE 802.21 Standard, IEEE standard for local and metropolitan area networkspart 21: Media independent handover. IEEE Std 802.21-2008, IEEE, New York, USA (2009).

  2. De Vogeleer, K., Ickin, S., & Erman, D. (2011). A decentralized information service for IEEE 802.21-media independent handover (MIH). In IEEE Groups.

  3. Kim, Y., Pack, S., Kang, C. G., & Park, S. (2011). An enhanced information server for seamless vertical handover in IEEE 802.21 MIH networks. Computer Networks, 55(1), 147158.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Gilani, S., Nazir, A., Munir, E. U., Rehan, M., Nauman, M., Anwar, W., et al. (2013). Hierarchical model of IEEE 802.21 media independent information service (MIIS). Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 5(22), 5142–5147.

    Google Scholar 

  5. Buiati, F., Villalba, L. J. G., Caas, D. R., Orozco, A. L. S., & Kim, T. (2014). A zone-based media independent information service for IEEE 802.21 networks. In International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks. (pp. 1–6). Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Publishing Corporation.

  6. Fratu, O., Boucouvalas, A. C., Gavrilovska, L., Prasad, R., et al. (2011). RIWCoS Final Report, SfP-982469. Bucharest: Politehnica Press.

  7. Andrei, V., Popovici, E. C., Fratu, O., & Halunga, S. V. (2010). Solutions for implementing IEEE 802.21 media independent information service. In 10th International conference on telecommunications, COMM2010 (pp. 519–522). Bucharest, Romania.

  8. Andrei, V., Popovici, E. C., Fratu, O., & Halunga, S. V. (2010). Development of an IEEE 802.21 media independent information service. In IEEE international conference on automation, quality and testing, robotics, AQTR 2010 (pp. 1–6). Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

  9. Andrei, V., Popovici, E. C., Fratu, O., Halunga, S. V., & Gavrilescu, M. (2011). Considerations over implementing IEEE 802.21 on a device powered by a mobile operating system. In Proceeding of wireless VITAE 2011 conference (pp. 1–5). Chennai, India.

  10. Gavrilescu, M., Andrei, V., Popovici, E. C., Beganu, T. P., Nastase, R., Fratu, O., et al. (2011). Context-aware reconfigurable interoperability for vertical handover in wireless communications. In Proceeding of wireless VITAE 2011 conference (pp. 1–5). Chennai, India.

  11. Project Authorization Request (PAR) form P802.21, IEEE Standardization Association, www.ieee802.org/21/802_21_PAR.doc (Accessed in February 2014).

  12. Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form P802.21a (Standard for Local and Metropolitan Area Networks: Media Independent Handover Services—Amendment for Security Extensions to Media Independent Handover Services and Protocol), IEEE Standardization Association, http://www.ieee802.org/21/802_21a_Par.pdf (Accessed in February 2014).

  13. IEEE Draft Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Part 21: Media Inde-pendent Handover Services—Amendment 1: Security Extensions to Media Independent Handover Services and Protocol, IEEE, New York, USA (2012).

  14. Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form P802.21b (Standard for Media Independent Handover Services—Amendment: Handovers with Downlink Only Technologies), IEEE Standardization Association, http://www.ieee802.org/21/802_21b_Par.pdf (Accessed in February 2014).

  15. IEEE Draft Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Part 21: Media Inde-pendent Handover Services—Amendment 2: Handovers with Downlink Only Technologies, IEEE, New York, USA (2012).

  16. Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form P802.21c (Standard for Media Independent Handover Services—Amendment: Optimized Single Radio Handovers), IEEE Standardization Association, www.ieee802.org/21/802_21c_Par.doc (Accessed in February 2014).

  17. IEEE Draft Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Part 21: Media Inde-pendent Handover Services—Amendment 3: Optimized Single Radio Handovers, IEEE, New York, USA (2013).

  18. Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form P802.21d (Standard for Media Independent Handover Services—Amendment: Multicast Group Management), IEEE Standardization Association, http://www.ieee802.org/21/802_21d_PAR.pdf (Accessed in February 2014).

  19. Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form P802.21m (Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Part 21: Media Independent Services Framework, IEEE Standardization Association, http://www.ieee802.org/21/P802_21_Revision_PAR.pdf (Accessed in February 2014).

  20. Project Authorization Request (PAR) Form P802.21.1 (Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks—Part 21.1: Media Independent Services), IEEE Standardization Association, http://www.ieee802.org/21/P802_21_1_PAR.pdf (Accessed in February 2014).

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work is sponsored by NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division in the framework of “Science for Peace” through the SfP-982469 ‘Reconfigurable Interoperability of Wireless Communications Systems (RIWCoS)” and through the SfP-984409 “Optimization and Rational use of wireless Communication bAnds (ORCA)” and through the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development 2007-2013 of the Romanian Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection through the Financial Agreement POSDRU/107/1.5/S/76903.

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technology, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independentei, nr. 313, Sector 6, 060042, Bucharest, Romania

    Eduard Popovici, Octavian Fratu, Alexandru Vulpe & Simona Halunga

Authors
  1. Eduard Popovici
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Octavian Fratu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Alexandru Vulpe
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Simona Halunga
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Eduard Popovici.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Popovici, E., Fratu, O., Vulpe, A. et al. New Developments in Vertical Handover Based on Media Independent Handover Standard. Wireless Pers Commun 78, 1739–1753 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1912-y

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-014-1912-y

Keywords

Search

Navigation