ChinaCom2008-Wireless Communications and Networking Symposium

Research Article

Heterogeneous Network Selection Using A Novel Multi- Attribute Decision Method

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4684991,
        author={Hong-yan Cui and Qiang-jun Yan and Yun-long Cai and Yuan  Gao and Lei Wu},
        title={Heterogeneous Network Selection Using A Novel Multi- Attribute Decision Method},
        proceedings={ChinaCom2008-Wireless Communications and Networking Symposium},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={CHINACOM2008-WCN},
        year={2008},
        month={11},
        keywords={Heterogeneous network; AHP; network selecting ; multi Attribute decision method with Possibility ; service},
        doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4684991}
    }
    
  • Hong-yan Cui
    Qiang-jun Yan
    Yun-long Cai
    Yuan Gao
    Lei Wu
    Year: 2008
    Heterogeneous Network Selection Using A Novel Multi- Attribute Decision Method
    CHINACOM2008-WCN
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4684991
Hong-yan Cui1,*, Qiang-jun Yan1, Yun-long Cai2,*, Yuan Gao1, Lei Wu1
  • 1: Key Lab of Universal Wireless Communications. Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
  • 2: Tsinghua University 100084, Beijing, P.R.China
*Contact email: cuihy@bupt.edu.cn, cyberspice@163.com

Abstract

In order to improve the accuracy of the vertical handoff decision-making and efficient utilization of wireless network resources in radio heterogeneous network, this paper proposes a Hierarchy Multiple Attribute Decision with Possibilities (HMADP) method based on service. This method uses Analytic Hierarchy Process(AHP)and Multi attribute Decision Making with Possibility(MADMP). The AHP reflect QoS parameters’ relative impordegree for each service category and makes handoff decision-making to meet actual user demands. The MADMP execute the final handoff decision-making. This method based interval-number for QoS parameter is more reasonable than that based on the instant values. Through the simulation analyses, delay, jitter and packet loss rate are given to show the impacts on handoff decision-making in conversational and streaming services.,we can see this proposed HMADP method can select the appropriate network. Simulation results show that method is effective, flexible and captures some of the users’ real requests in the wireless cellular environment.