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An 802.11k Compliant Framework for Cooperative Handoff in Wireless Networks

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking volume 2009, Article number: 350643 (2009) Cite this article

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In IEEE 802.11-based wireless networks, the stations (STAs) are associated with the available access points (APs) and communicate through them. In traditional handoff schemes, the STAs get information about the active APs in their neighborhood by scanning the available channels and listening to transmitted beacons. This paper proposes an 802.11k compliant framework for cooperative handoff where the STAs are informed about the active APs by exchanging information with neighboring STAs. Besides, the APs share useful information that can be used by the STAs in a handoff process. In this way, we minimize the delay of the scanning procedure. We evaluate the performance of our mechanisms through OPNET simulations. We demonstrate that our scheme reduces the scanning delay up to 92%. Consequently, our system is more capable in meeting the needs of QoS-sensitive applications.

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  1. Department of Computer and Communications Engineering, University of Thessaly, 37 Glavani Street, 382 21, Volos, Greece

    George Athanasiou & Leandros Tassiulas

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Polytechnic University, 5 Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA

    Thanasis Korakis

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Athanasiou, G., Korakis, T. & Tassiulas, L. An 802.11k Compliant Framework for Cooperative Handoff in Wireless Networks. J Wireless Com Network 2009, 350643 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1155/2009/350643

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