In recent years, the integration of Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) has become one of the most promising broadband access solutions. The EPON network provides tremendous bandwidth while the WiMAX network can support mobility. Integration of PON and WiMAX combines the best of both technologies. However, the integration requires ...

In the subsequent generation of wireless networks, mobile nodes can move across heterogeneous networks and gets the best connectivity using multiple access interfaces. The network based protocol like Proxy Mobile IPv6 (PMIPv6) gives better performance when compared with the host based protocols since the serving network in PMIPv6 manages the mobility management on behalf of the mobile node (MN)...

NEtwork MObility Basic Support (NEMO BS) protocol has been investigated to provide Internet connectivity of a group of nodes, which is suitable for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) applications. Since NEMO BS is based on Mobile IPv6 (MIPv6), it often increases traffic load and handover latency due to the handover procedure. Thus, schemes combining Proxy MIPv6 (PMIPv6) with NEMO (PNEMO) ...

Mobile networking technology is progressing to support the requirements of today’s new class of Internet users who roam about with sophisticated mobile computers and digital wireless data communication devices. Host mobility requires change in the routing protocol so that packets for a moving host can be delivered to their correct destination. Mobile IP (Internet Protocol) allows a mobile node ...

Transferring a huge amount of data between different network locations over the network links depends on the network's traffic capacity and data rate. Traditionally, a mobile device may be moved to achieve the operations of vertical handover, considering only one criterion, that is the Received Signal Strength (RSS). The use of a single criterion may cause service interruption, an unbalanced ne...

In this paper we suggest a host based, end-to-end selfreliant scheme for handover in heterogeneous network environment. It directly involves the correspondent node in the handover process. The proposed scheme imitates the Network Address Translation. It maps a logical address to another logical address. It modifies the address information in the header of the packet while it is in transition. I...

In ubiquitous networks based on Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) with limited individual coverage, mobile nodes will be likely to traverse different WLANs during TCP communication. An effective handover management scheme for achieving seamless and efficient communication throughout the handover operation is therefore crucial. To achieve this, the following three requirements are essential: ...

Weekend admissions to hospital have been associated with adverse patient outcomes, including higher morbidity and mortality risk in general medicine and surgery. The reasons behind this are likely to be multifactorial and include reduced senior clinician-led care, decreased overall workforce, and ineffective or incomplete handover. With the advent of shift-work patterns, robust handover between...

To cite: Vidyarthi AR, Coffey M. BMJ Qual Saf Published Online First: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015005027 Scribbling patient information into the margins of pieces of paper during handover is a time-honoured tradition. House staff carefully guard these lists in pockets of white coats, on clipboards, or tucked into shoulder bags. They pull them out once the beeper goes o...

Improving system performance in terms of data rate, mobility and cost is the scope of Long Term Evolution (LTE) system. In LTE networks the handover (HO) decision is performed by the evolved base station (eNB). The ping-pong movement in LTE is one of the most crucial problems which reduce the quality of the connection and degrade the performance of the handover. In this paper, the impact of pin...