Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring

Pravin Pawar; Bert Jan Van Beijnum; Hermie Hermens; Katarzyna Wac; Dimitri Konstantas

doi:10.1109/WAINA.2009.191

Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring

Pravin Pawar^*, Bert Jan Van Beijnum, Hermie Hermens, Katarzyna Wac, Dimitri Konstantas

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

The advances in the area of mobile computing is likely to make it feasible to predict the availability of wireless networks and their application level Quality of Service (QoS) characteristics along the user mobility path. Such predictions are referred to as QoS predictions which are provided by the QoS Context Source (QoSCS) hosted in the fixed network. On the multi-homed mobile devices, the QoS Predictions could be used for the handover to the optimal wireless network which satisfies the QoS requirements of the mobile applications. However, to achieve this functionality, a middleware support is necessary to obtain and make use of QoS predictions in realtime. To this end, we present design, architecture and validation of the context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover that uses QoS predictions to take a handover decision. We evaluate the proposed solution, in a case where it is applied in the mobile health care applications. The obtained simulation results encourage us to conduct the real-time system validation by employing the proposed solution.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009
Number of pages	8
Publication date	23 Oct 2009
Pages	351-358
Article number	5136673
ISBN (Print)	9780769536392
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2009.191
Publication status	Published - 23 Oct 2009
Event	2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009 - Bradford, United Kingdom Duration: 26 May 2009 → 29 May 2009

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Conference	2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Bradford
Period	26/05/2009 → 29/05/2009
Sponsor	IEEE Computer Society

Series	Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA
ISSN	1550-445X

Keywords

Context-aware computing
M-health services
Multi-homing
Vertical handover

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Pawar, P., Van Beijnum, B. J., Hermens, H., Wac, K., & Konstantas, D. (2009). Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring. In Proceedings - 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009 (pp. 351-358). [5136673] Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA https://doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2009.191

Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring. / Pawar, Pravin; Van Beijnum, Bert Jan; Hermens, Hermie et al.

Proceedings - 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009. 2009. p. 351-358 5136673 (Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA).

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Pawar, P, Van Beijnum, BJ, Hermens, H, Wac, K & Konstantas, D 2009, Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring. in Proceedings - 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009., 5136673, Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA, pp. 351-358, 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009, Bradford, United Kingdom, 26/05/2009. https://doi.org/10.1109/WAINA.2009.191

Pawar P, Van Beijnum BJ, Hermens H, Wac K, Konstantas D. Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring. In Proceedings - 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009. 2009. p. 351-358. 5136673. (Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA). doi: 10.1109/WAINA.2009.191

Pawar, Pravin ; Van Beijnum, Bert Jan ; Hermens, Hermie et al. / Context-aware computing support for network-assisted seamless vertical handover in remote patient monitoring. Proceedings - 2009 International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, WAINA 2009. 2009. pp. 351-358 (Proceedings - International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, AINA).

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