Research Article
Location/situation-aware architecture for mobility management over heterogeneous networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1145/1374296.1374352, author={Ernestina Cianca and Antonella Molinaro and Mauro De Sanctis and Antonio Iera and Giuseppe Araniti and Marina Ruggieri}, title={Location/situation-aware architecture for mobility management over heterogeneous networks}, proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Mobile Multimedia Communications}, publisher={ACM}, proceedings_a={MOBIMEDIA}, year={2006}, month={9}, keywords={}, doi={10.1145/1374296.1374352} }- Ernestina Cianca
Antonella Molinaro
Mauro De Sanctis
Antonio Iera
Giuseppe Araniti
Marina Ruggieri
Year: 2006
Location/situation-aware architecture for mobility management over heterogeneous networks
MOBIMEDIA
ACM
DOI: 10.1145/1374296.1374352
Abstract
The 4G converged wireless network may benefit by the capability of exploiting location/situation information for more efficient "seamless" integration of heterogeneous radio access networks. In this framework, the paper defines the architecture able to collect the location/situation information, process it and distribute it to the network nodes that will exploit it to successfully implement location/situation aware mobility management mechanisms. Since the architecture is distributed and must interact with different technologies and layers, a multi agent-based middleware has been chosen to implement some components of the proposed communication platform. Moreover, the paper presents a vertical handover decision criterion that combines location/situation information. Challenges and open issues of this new research area are discussed.