A User Prioritisation Algorithm for Horizontal Handover in Dense WLANs

Abstract This paper proposes an algorithm that enhances horizontal handover (HO) in dense wireless local area networks (WLANs), which is implemented a software-defined networking (SDWN)-based architecture. The considers the concept of user prioritisation, classifying WLAN stations (STAs) into two categories representing high and low priorities respectively, always attempts to guarantee best quality experience (QoE) priority users. architecture implements leverages flexibility, programmability, centralised nature SDWN efficiently manage HO process. Moreover, presents performance evaluation campaign demonstrates significant achievements against state-of-the-art solution terms provided QoE, throughput delay. Finally, we discuss importance considering prioritisation for s.