The paper explores delay-based congestion and flow control and the offloading of real-time traffic from wireless local area networks (WLANs) to mobile cellular networks (MCNs) in multihomed devices. The control system developed is based on an embedded hierarchical expert system. It adjusts transceivers’ traffic flow(s) for prevailing network conditions to achieve application-dependent delay and...

While the 5-th generation of communication networks (5G) is taking its first deployment steps, high doubts still concern fulfilment stringent requirements slices. To meet these complex requirements, robust access should support current 5G air interface. In this regard, space and networks, namely satellites unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expected to play a key role due wide coverage flexibl...

The integration between the satellite network and terrestrial will play a key role in upcoming sixth-generation (6G) of mobile cellular networks thanks to wide coverage bandwidth offered by networks. To leverage this integration, we propose proactive traffic offloading scheme an integrated multi-satellite (IMSTN) that considers future networks’ heterogeneity predicts their variability. Our prop...

Mobile users are envisioned to exploit direct communication opportunities between their portable devices, in order to enrich the set of services they can access through cellular or wifi networks. Sharing contents of common interest or providing access to resources or services between peers can enhance a mobile node’s capabilities, offload the cellular network, and disseminate information to nod...