2 papers
cs.NI2006
New Cross-Layer Channel Switching Policy for TCP Transmission on 3G UMTS Downlink
Dinesh Kumar, Dhiman Barman, Eitan Altman +1
In 3G UMTS, two main transport channels have been provided for downlink data transmission: a common FACH channel and a dedicated DCH channel. The performance of TCP in UMTS depends…
cs.NI2006
User-Network Association in a WLAN-UMTS Hybrid Cell: Global & Individual Optimality
Dinesh Kumar, Eitan Altman, Jean-Marc Kelif
We study optimal user-network association in an integrated 802.11 WLAN and 3G-UMTS hybrid cell. Assuming saturated resource allocation on the downlink of WLAN and UMTS networks and…