Conception and evaluation of access selection algorithms for cooperative beyond 3G systems
V. A. de Sousa, R. A. de O. Neto, Fabiano de S. Chaves, A. P. da Silva, Francisco R. P. Cavalcanti · 2006
As wireless technology evolve, we are seeing a tendency toward cooperative composite networks in which the diversity user demands can be properly met. The radio resource management (RRM) in such a network paradigm is a fascinating field of study and finding a cost-effective RRM solution is one of the greatest challenge faced by scientists today. This paper proposes an investigation of the access selection (AS) algorithms for the multi-access networks, aiming to indicate possible solutions based on actual radio resource consumptions and requirements. We assume that different radio access networks (RANs) are run by a single operator or a set of cooperative operators for which a proper inter-RAN signaling architecture is installed.