In this paper, we describe a novel solution to automatically balance the load in wireless access networks. The proposed approach exploits the enhanced capabilities of a brokerage framework distributed among the mobile terminals and the network. We present a procedure able to retrieve the access network context, which is the input of a selection process that aims to drive mobile users towards the most appropriate point of access to the network, among those available. The numerical results obtained with a NS-2 based simulator show the effectiveness of the proposed load balancing mechanism in an 802.11b access network.
A Distributed Brokerage Framework to Balance the Load in Wireless Networks
DI SORTE, Dario;FEMMINELLA, Mauro;REALI, Gianluca
2005
Abstract
In this paper, we describe a novel solution to automatically balance the load in wireless access networks. The proposed approach exploits the enhanced capabilities of a brokerage framework distributed among the mobile terminals and the network. We present a procedure able to retrieve the access network context, which is the input of a selection process that aims to drive mobile users towards the most appropriate point of access to the network, among those available. The numerical results obtained with a NS-2 based simulator show the effectiveness of the proposed load balancing mechanism in an 802.11b access network.File in questo prodotto:
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