Performance analysis of QoS parameters during vertical handover process between Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks

Abstract

To make a seamless handover among heterogeneous networks, the optimal selection of a network is a challenging task. These networks vary in terms of QoS provisioning. The challenge is to select a network which has better QoS. The paper showcases the effects of Hard Handover and Predictive Handover on the QoS parameters with different data rates of application running on the mobile node at different mobile node speeds between Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks.