QoS aware Handoff Reduction Algorithm using TSVHORA

Advancements in technology have led to the development of various services. This in turn has led to the user being connected anywhere and everywhere. Necessity has come for the services to be integrated and used. When a single service cannot provide the necessary signal strength, probability is provided for the user to switch over to a service that has better signal strength. This process is called a handoff. In telecommunications, handoff is a common process when a user is moving. This paper proposes a TSVHORA (Traffic Sensitive Vertical Handoff Reduction Algorithm) which provides a traffic sensitive vertical handoff for a heterogeneous wireless network, where the handoff decision is controlled by artificial neural networks. The process is carried out keeping in mind, a better quality of service for the user and reducing unnecessary handoffs.