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Journal of Information Science and Engineering, Vol. 35 No. 5, pp. 1161-1172


MIH/SDN-Based Vertical Handover Approach for 5G Mobile Networks


AMINA GHARSALLAH1, FAOUZI ZARAI1 AND MAHMOUD NEJI2
1NTS'Com Research Unit, ENET'COM
2MIRACL Laboratory
University of Sfax
Sfax, 3029 Tunisia
E-mail: {gharsallahamina; faouzifbz; mahmoud.neji}@gmail.com


Mobile communication systems are witnessing an ongoing-increase in connected devices and new types of services. This considerable increase has led to an exponential augmentation in mobile data traffic volume. Ultra-densification is a key solution aimed at satisfying the emerging requirements in next-generation 5G networks. However, the deployment of a high number of small cells and mobile nodes on the 5G networks poses challenges for the mobility management, including frequent, unnecessary and ping-pong handovers, with additional problems related to increased delay and total failure of the handover process. In this article, a novel optimized vertical handover approach is proposed to find the optimal network to connect with a good quality of service. This approach cooperates Media Independent Handover and Software-Defined Networking for seamless vertical handover. Simulation results validate the efficiency of our proposal.


Keywords: 5G networks, ultra dense networks, media independent handover, software defined networking, fast handover

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