Investigation of Cooperation Technologies in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Heterogeneous wireless networks based on varieties of radio access technologies (RATs) and standards will coexist in the future. In order to exploit this potential multiaccess gain, it is required that different RATs are managed in a cooperative fashion. This paper proposes two advanced functional a...

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Main Authors: Zhuo Sun, Wenbo Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, and Communications
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/413987
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Summary:Heterogeneous wireless networks based on varieties of radio access technologies (RATs) and standards will coexist in the future. In order to exploit this potential multiaccess gain, it is required that different RATs are managed in a cooperative fashion. This paper proposes two advanced functional architecture supporting the functionalities of interworking between WiMAX and 3GPP networks as a specific case: Radio Control Server- (RCS-) and Access Point- (AP-) based centralized architectures. The key technologies supporting the interworking are then investigated, including proposing the Generic Link Layer (GLL) and researching the multiradio resource management (MRRM) mechanisms. This paper elaborates on these topics, and the corresponding solutions are proposed with preliminary results.
ISSN:1687-7381
1687-739X