期刊名称:International Journal of Engineering and Computer Science
印刷版ISSN:2319-7242
出版年度:2013
卷号:2
期号:8
页码:2500-2507
出版社:IJECS
摘要:ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) has been advocated as an important technology for all types of services and networks. Mostpeople believe that ATM will be the standard for the future B-ISDN (Broadband Integrated Services Digital Network). To ensure the success ofATM, lots of the design issues have been standardized by ATM Forum. Due to the success of ATM on wired networks, wireless ATM (WATM)is a direct t result of the ATM "everywhere" movement. While ATM supports for different traffic characteristics and QOS requirements, WATMnetworks provide wireless extension to the ATM-based B-ISDN networks by adding mobility support functions. This paper reviews theimportant aspects of wireless ATM and the handoff related issues. It reviews the basic concepts and benefits of ATM. Then the importantfeatures of WATM, service models, protocol model, the key characteristics of WATM and the global activities on WATM are dealt. The paperfocuses on the survey of Handoff techniques in WATM and related issues. The Handoff requirements, various strategies and open issues arediscussed