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A study of Vertical Handover between LTE and Wireless LAN Systems using Adaptive Fuzzy Logic Control and Policy based Multiple Criteria Decision Making Method

LTE/WLAN 이종망 환경에서 퍼지제어와 정책적 다기준 의사결정법을 이용한 적응적 VHO 방안 연구

  • 이인환 (한양대학교 전자컴퓨터통신공학과, 한국전자통신연구원) ;
  • 김태섭 (고려대학교 컴퓨터정보학과) ;
  • 조성호 (한양대학교 전자컴퓨터통신공학과)
  • Received : 2010.01.12
  • Accepted : 2010.03.22
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

For the next generation mobile communication system, diverse wireless network techniques such as beyond 3G LTE, WiMAX/WiBro, and next generation WLAN etc. are proceeding to the form integrated into the All-IP core network. According to this development, Beyond 3G integrated into heterogeneous wireless access technologies must support the vertical handover and network to be used of several radio networks. However, unified management of each network is demanded since it is individually serviced. Therefore, in order to solve this problem this study is introducing the theory of Common Radio Resource Management (CRRM) based on Generic Link Layer (GLL). This study designs the structure and functions to support the vertical handover and propose the vertical handover algorithm of which policy-based and MCDM are composed between LTE and WLAN systems using GLL. Finally, simulation results are presented to show the improved performance over the data throughput, handover success rate, the system service cost and handover attempt number.

차세대 이동통신 시스템에서는 3세대 진화망인 LTE(long-Term Evolution), WiMAX/WiBro, 차세대 WLAN등 다양한 무선 접속 기술이 All-IP 기반의 핵심망을 중심으로 통합되는 형태로 발전하고 있다. 이러한 발전에 따라 중첩된 다양한 무선 이종망 환경에서 최적의 조건을 제공하는 망으로의 접속을 제공하는 수직적 핸드오버가 필요하다. 그러나 현재까지는 각각의 네트워크가 독자적 서비스 제공을 위해 독립적인 무선자원관리 기능을 제공하여 왔으므로, 이종망 환경에서의 다양한 네트워크를 끊김없이 서비스를 제공하기 위해서는 개별 네트워크의 무선자원들을 통합적으로 관리하여 최적의 서비스를 제공할 수 있어야 할 것이다. 최근 이러한 무선 이종망 환경에서의 문제점을 해결하기 위해 적응적이동성을 위한 범용링크계층(GLL)과 통합무선자원관리(CRRM) 방식의 개념이 도입되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 LTE와 WLAN 사이에서의 효율적인 수직적 핸드오버를 위한 범용링크계층을 기반으로 정책기반과 다기준 의사결정법(MCDM)을 혼합한 수직적 핸드오버 알고리즘을 제안하고, 퍼지 로직 제어기(FLC)를 이용하여 핸드오버 시점을 적응적으로 결정하는 방안을 제안한다. 시뮬레이션 연구 결과 본 논문에서 제안하는 수직적 핸드오버 기법은 수신신호의 세기를 기반으로하는 방법과 MCDM 만을 사용하는 방법에 비해 데이터 처리량, 핸드오버 성공확률, 서비스 사용비용 그리고 핸드오버 시도 횟수 측면에서 우수한 성능을 보였다.

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