Fast handoff algorithm using access points with dual RF modules

Chun Su Park, Hye Soo Kirn, Sang Hee Park, Kyunghun Jang, Sung Jea Ko

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    Abstract

    With the spread of portable computers, mobile users rapidly increase and have growing interests in wireless LAN (WLAN). However, when a mobile node (MN) moves, handoff can frequently occur. The frequent handoff makes fast and seamless mobility difficult to achieve. Generally the handoff delay is so long that a provider can not support realtime services sufficiently. In this paper, to address the link layer (L2) handoff delay problem, we propose a fast handoff algorithm using access points (APs) with dual radio frequency (RF) modules. The proposed handoff algorithm is based on the modified neighbor graph (NG). Experimental results show that the proposed method reduces the L2 handoff delay drastically. Furthermore, the handoff delay in the network layer (L3) can be also reduced simultaneously, since the proposed algorithm can support L2 triggers.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    EditorsMario M. Freire, Prosper Chemouil, Pascal Lorenz, Annie Gravey
    PublisherSpringer Verlag
    Pages20-28
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Print)3540235515
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

    Publication series

    NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
    Volume3262
    ISSN (Print)0302-9743
    ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Theoretical Computer Science
    • General Computer Science

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