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Table 1 Simulation Configurations.

From: A New Scheme to Improve Overall TCP Throughput with Vertical Handover between 3G Cellular Packet Networks and Wireless LANs

Term

3G cellular

WLAN

Packet loss model

Uniform random loss model with rate 0.5%

Gilbert Markov 2-state model with good state 0.1%, bad state 10%, and transition rate 0.5

Bandwidth

1 Mbps

10 Mbps

Delay

200 ms

20 ms

Packet-reordering model

Uniform and random packet-reordering probability of 5%. Swap a packet for the next packet.

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(5% is chosen out of the channel error rate range from 0% to 8% in [8, Figure  5, page 523])

 

Wired part

Congestion loss model

Forward cross traffic (10 connections) with congestion loss rate 1.5%

Bandwidth

20 Mbps

Delay

1 ms

Router buffer

30 packets

Vertical Handover

Vertical handover Event

At 250 s, simulation is paused during 30 seconds