Handover Management using IEEE 802.11 and IEEE 802.16 Standards in MANETs

Abstract

As the technology is advancing, heterogeneous wireless networks are becoming more dominant; therefore the integration and interchangeability of various wireless access networks need to be addressed. Adhocs networks are collaborated with WLAN and WI-MAX architecture to create an economically viable solution for wide deployment of high speed, scalable and ubiquitous wireless Internet services. The proposition is to design an inter-working architecture of wireless mesh with horizontal handover. In today’s distributed environment and changing technologies, there are certain issues; which need to be taken care of viz.-a-viz. operability of 4G+ devices and its incompatibility, requirement for the handover of devices with different architectures, challenges of adhoc networks and its solutions. Simulation results demonstrate the performance of the handover using metrics like throughput, average End-to-End delay and average jitter for uni-cast transmission. Comparative analysis is made for homogeneous architecture using different protocols to understand the requirement of mobility and handover.