Performance Comparison of Handover Mechanisms in Wireless LAN Networks

Rastin Pries, PhD Student

Dept of Computer Science, University of Wuerzburg, Germany

Tue Dec 14 10:30:00 NZDT 2004 in Room 031, MSCS

Abstract

The discussion about integrating the Wireless LAN standard into future mobile networks of the 4th Generation (4G) does not only strengthen the importance of the IEEE 802.11 standard family, but necessitates the support of Quality-of-Service (QoS) even when the user moves between different Access Points. We study different Wireless LAN handover mechanisms and their ability to support QoS traffic. Therefore, we implemented the handover mechanisms and additional proposals in a simulation environment and analyzed their ability to support a specific QoS level.