Handover optimisation for multipath transmission control protocol‐based concurrent multipath transfer in heterogeneous networks. Issue 12 (1st June 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Wei; Wang, Xiaoxiang; Wang, Dongyu
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 55:Issue 12(2019)
• Page Start: 715
• Page End: 716
• Publication Date: 2019-06-01
• Subjects: optimisation -- telecommunication traffic -- transport protocols -- mobility management (mobile radio) -- telecommunication scheduling; multipath transmission control protocol‐based concurrent multipath transfer -- heterogeneous networks -- handover optimisation scheme -- proactive packet scheduling -- access network selection -- multiple candidate networks; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2018.6878
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : In this Letter, the authors propose a handover optimisation scheme (HOS) for multipath transmission control protocol‐based concurrent multipath transfer in heterogeneous networks. HOS includes two sections, proactive packet scheduling and access network selection. The former one proactively stops scheduling packets to the subflow about to be switched in order to reduce out‐of‐order packets during handover, while the latter one aims to select the optimal network for handover from multiple candidate networks by jointly considering multiple influential factors, i.e. path quality and dwelling time. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed scheme, which can achieve relatively higher throughput with fewer handovers.