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To coordinate the various access technologies in the 4G communication system, intelligent vertical handoff algorithms are required. This paper mainly deals with a novel vertical handoff decision algorithm based on fuzzy logic with the aid of grey theory and dynamic weights adaptation. The grey prediction theory (GPT) takes 4 sampled received signal strengths as input parameters, and calculates the predicted received signal strength in order to reduce the call dropping probability. The fuzzy logic theory based quantitative decision algorithm takes 3 quality of service (QoS) metric, received signal strength (RSS), available bandwidth (BW), and monetary cost (MC) of candidate networks as input parameters. The weight of each QoS metrics is adjusted along with the networks changing to trace the network condition. The final optimized vertical handoff decision is made by comparing the quantitative decision values of the candidate networks. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed algorithm provides high performance in heterogeneous as well as homogeneous network environments.
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Foundation item: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 60832009, 60872017 and 60772100)
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Liu, X., Jiang, Lg. A novel vertical handoff algorithm based on fuzzy logic in aid of grey prediction theory in wireless heterogeneous networks. J. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. (Sci.) 17, 25–30 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-011-1137-0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12204-011-1137-0