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http://dx.doi.org/10.4218/etrij.13.0213.0404

Smart WLAN Discovery for Power Saving of Dual-Mode Terminals  

Park, Hyunho (Creative Future Research Laboratory, ETRI, Department of Broadband Network Technology, University of Science and Technology)
Lee, Hyeong Ho (Creative Future Research Laboratory, ETRI, Department of Broadband Network Technology, University of Science and Technology)
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ETRI Journal / v.35, no.6, 2013 , pp. 1144-1147 More about this Journal
Abstract
Dual-mode terminals (DMTs) equipped with cellular and WLAN interfaces have become popular in recent years. Users of DMTs can enjoy high-speed WLAN Internet access and wide area Internet access to cellular networks. However, a DMT may consume power inefficiently when discovering a WLAN with inherently limited service coverage. In this letter, we propose to use smart WLAN discovery (SWD) to minimize the power consumption required for WLAN discovery. To minimize the power consumption of a DMT, an SWD DMT activates its WLAN interface only when the DMT transfers data within the WLAN coverage area. The simulation results of SWD show an improved power-saving performance compared to previous WLAN discovery schemes.
Keywords
WLAN; cellular network; smart WLAN discovery; enhanced WLAN access point; power saving;
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