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Title:	Impact of mobility models on the cell residence time in WLAN networks
Author:	Zola, Enrica Valeria; Barceló Arroyo, Francisco
Other authors:	Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Telemàtica
Abstract:	Several mobility models are available for simulating WLAN, with different impacts on network performance. This work deals with the impact of the assumed mobility model on two key teletraffic variables involved in the planning of the network: the cell residence time (i.e., time connected to an access point) and the handoff rate. These two variables are studied in different scenarios for WLANs designed for pedestrians. For this purpose, discrete event simulations are run with different mobility patterns and number of access points. The time between changes of access point (i.e., handoffs) is studied as a random variable. This research proves the importance of correctly selecting the assumed mobility pattern, as it has a strong impact on the number of handoffs. The probability density function of the cell residence time is also studied as a combination of a distribution that models fast disassociation events (i.e., short ping-pongs between two access points) and a gamma or lognormal distribution, depending on the mobility pattern, which model longer dwells.
Subject(s):	-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Telemàtica i xarxes d'ordinadors::Xarxes d'àrea local -Wireless LANs -Xarxes locals sense fil Wi-Fi
Rights:	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/
Document type:	Article - Published version Conference Object
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