Performance Evaluation Of Vertical Handover Between Umts And Wlan

The book "Performance Evaluation of Vertical Handover Between UMTS and WLAN" offers a comprehensive analysis of the performance evaluation of integrated UMTS and WLAN networks. It examines the application of two standardized integration models proposed by 3GPP: the open and loose coupling approaches. By implementing mobility management schemes such as Mobile IP, the efficiency of network integration is assessed. The research shows that application response times, such as page load times, tend to be lower in loose coupling compared to open coupling, indicating improved performance. Additionally, WLAN performance parameters such as latency and throughput, as well as traffic in the UMTS downlink, are analyzed in detail. This study is particularly relevant for professionals and researchers involved in optimizing network infrastructures in heterogeneous environments.