Dynamic Cost with Multi-Criteria Decision Method (MCDM) for Load Balancing in Heterogeneous Mobile Networks

Wireless networks are designed to operate independently without any cooperation. With the many existing inconveniences of 3G networks, operators are persuaded to switch to heterogeneous access networks. This reduces the costs that operators should pay in order to move to 4G and thus make use of the existing networks infrastructures, to come up with heterogeneous environment where multiple wireless technologies coexist. This paper shows how networks users will be able to select their networks through a user-friendly interface where criteria such as the offered throughput and cost are listed. Networks operators should make continuous modifications to the networks listed criteria such as the offered throughput and cost in order to maintain all the available networks working properly. We simulate the intervention using a dynamic cost that the operators can perform on the networks; whereby, the performance parameters, and the operators’ profits are taken into consideration along with the users’ satisfaction.