AHP and Group Decision Making for Access Network Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks 


Vol. 38,  No. 10, pp. 858-864, Oct.  2013


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  Abstract

In the 4G wireless environment, one of the important issues is to discover and select an access network suited for users. In this thesis, we propose a new network selection mechanism using group decision making and evaluate the effect of network selection schemes for vertical handover in heterogeneous wireless networks. We consider the group of users with similar QoS requirements search for the available access network simultaneously and a service area consist of multiple access networks with various characteristics. We divide the access networks with similar characteristics split into a group. Between each group, the one group is selected and within that group, the best access networks will be assigned according to priority order by network selection algorithm. We evaluate and compare the performance of three representative MADM schemes: GRA, SAW and TOPSIS. The MATLAB simulation results indicate the proposed algorithm can make a more effective choice according to the networks" characteristics and user"s preference.

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[IEEE Style]

N. Kim, "AHP and Group Decision Making for Access Network Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 858-864, 2013. DOI: .

[ACM Style]

Nam-sun Kim. 2013. AHP and Group Decision Making for Access Network Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, 38, 10, (2013), 858-864. DOI: .

[KICS Style]

Nam-sun Kim, "AHP and Group Decision Making for Access Network Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 38, no. 10, pp. 858-864, 10. 2013.