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Quality of Service over Specific Link Layers: state of the art report
The Integrated Services concept is proposed as an enhancement to the current Internet architecture, to provide a better Quality of Service (QoS) than that provided by the traditional Best-Effort service. The features of the Integrated Services are explained in this report. To support Integrated Services, certain requirements are posed on the underlying link layer. These requirements are studied by the Integrated Services over Specific Link Layers (ISSLL) IETF working group. The status of this ongoing research is reported in this document. To be more specific, the solutions to provide Integrated Services over ATM, IEEE 802 LAN technologies and low-bitrate links are evaluated in detail. The ISSLL working group has not yet studied the requirements, that are posed on the underlying link layer, when this link layer is wireless. Therefore, this state of the art report is extended with an identification of the requirements that are posed on the underlying wireless link, to provide differentiated Quality of Service
Factors Affecting QoS in Tanzania Cellular Networks
Quality of service in cellular communication system is a topic that recently
has raised much interest for many researchers. This paper presents the findings
obtained from the study on factors affecting QoS in Tanzania cellular networks.
The study was carried out in Dodoma Municipal, Tanzania. The study employed
cross sectional research design. Information was gathered from structured
questionnaire of 240 subscribers during the study of quality of service for the
four leading cellular networks in Tanzania. Both qualitative and quantitative
data from field survey were collected and analyzed using Statistical Package
for Social Sciences and Excel software. The study findings show that the major
factors that degrade QoS in Tanzania cellular networks are inadequate network
infrastructure, lack of fairness from service providers and little efforts
taken by the government in enforcing the national agreed standards. Other
factors are lack of reliable end to end systems, geographical terrain, low
quality handsets, poor government monitoring on standards and lack of
subscriber skills and training.Comment: 7 Page
On the Minimization of Handover Decision Instability in Wireless Local Area Networks
This paper addresses handover decision instability which impacts negatively
on both user perception and network performances. To this aim, a new technique
called The HandOver Decision STAbility Technique (HODSTAT) is proposed for
horizontal handover in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) based on IEEE
802.11standard. HODSTAT is based on a hysteresis margin analysis that, combined
with a utilitybased function, evaluates the need for the handover and
determines if the handover is needed or avoided. Indeed, if a Mobile Terminal
(MT) only transiently hands over to a better network, the gain from using this
new network may be diminished by the handover overhead and short usage
duration. The approach that we adopt throughout this article aims at reducing
the minimum handover occurrence that leads to the interruption of network
connectivity (this is due to the nature of handover in WLAN which is a break
before make which causes additional delay and packet loss). To this end, MT
rather performs a handover only if the connectivity of the current network is
threatened or if the performance of a neighboring network is really better
comparing the current one with a hysteresis margin. This hysteresis should make
a tradeoff between handover occurrence and the necessity to change the current
network of attachment. Our extensive simulation results show that our proposed
algorithm outperforms other decision stability approaches for handover decision
algorithm.Comment: 13 Pages, IJWM
Description and Experience of the Clinical Testbeds
This deliverable describes the up-to-date technical environment at three clinical testbed demonstrator sites of
the 6WINIT Project, including the adapted clinical applications, project components and network transition technologies
in use at these sites after 18 months of the Project. It also provides an interim description of early experiences with
deployment and usage of these applications, components and technologies, and their clinical service impact
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