Optimization of handover procedure between IEEE 802.11 access points under vehicular mobility in an urban environment.

Mouton, Maximilien

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	Document type :	Dissertations and theses : Doctoral thesis
	Discipline(s) :	Engineering, computing & technology : Computer science
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/21810

Title :	Optimization of handover procedure between IEEE 802.11 access points under vehicular mobility in an urban environment.
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Mouton, Maximilien [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Communication (FSTC) > Computer Science and Communications Research Unit (CSC) >]
Publication date :	2-Jun-2015
Institution :	University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Name of the degree :	Doctorat
Number of pages :	138
Supervisor :	Engel, Thomas
President of the jury :	Viti, Francesco
Member of the jury :	Härri, Jérôme
	Montavont, Nicolas
	Frank, Raphaël
	Gerla, Mario
Keywords :	[en] IEEE 802.11 ; vehicular communications ; predictive handover
Abstract :	[en] This thesis presents investigations performed on the IEEE 802.11 handover process in order to optimize the exploitation of exisiting IEEE 802.11 networks in vehicular communications. As IEEE 802.11 networks operate over a short range, a mobile station embedded in a vehicle faces frequent handovers leading to long disconnections. This work focused on two objectives. The first was reducing the IEEE 802.11 handover impact such that mobile users are allowed to be fully connected while they stay within the area covered by IEEE 802.11 networks. The second was optimizing the AP selection process in order to comply with the always best connected paradigm by identifying the best access points and the best handover location. These researches lead to the development of a context-based predictive handover mechanism that considers vehicle’s trajectory, road topology, and network deployment information to decide the best handover location and candidate access points.
Research centres :	Interdisciplinary centre for security reliability and trust
Name of the research project :	MOVE
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/21810

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