1Research Scholar, Department of Computer Technology and Business Management, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
2Associate Professor, Department of Computer Technology and Business Management, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India
(*Corresponding author) email id: roopalisood@yahoo.com
The fading boundaries between wireless computer networks and mobile personal communication have lead to rapid growth in all fields of mobile communication which include deployment of communication system, advances in mobile techniques and services in heterogeneous network environment. Various layers of the protocol stack contribute in decision-making during network switching in such an environment. Various network and quality of service metric considered in proposed framework include flow rate (congestion measure), throughput, delay, jitter and packet loss. Thus, the proposed framework is a unified and global cross layer framework to overcome challenging problem of seamless access of wireless networks and services. Inter-layer and inter-network communication is implemented through IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover standard.
Cross layer design, Vertical handoff, Mobility management, MIHF, HetNets, QoS, Wireless Networks, QoS = Quality of service, MIHF = Media Independent Handover Function, IoT = Internet of Things, RATs = Radio Access Technologies, FCTS= Fuzzy Controlled traffic Steering, PoA= Point of Attachment, MIES= Media Independent Event service, MICS= Media Independent Command service, MIIS= Media Independent Information service
