Automated Network Selection for Moving Devices with Respect to User Preferences

摘要

The amount of different access networks rises. Although the networks have been designed for different purposes, they all may serve different needs of moving devices. For the moving devices, the choice of the best available access network determines the quality of the transmission. Besides the network parameters, which should not only be considered as standardized values but also with real measurement data, the user preferences are also important for the acceptance of the choice. Depending on the communication needs, mobile users may prefer a slower but more secure connection or a faster but less reliable one. Therefore we designed algorithm considering network parameters and user preferences. This can easily be extended to further networks as soon as they are emerging.