The innovative characteristics of different heterogeneous wireless networks provide better service. The disparate wireless access networks consist of wireless metropolitan access network (WMAN) and cellular networks. Various techniques are devised for dynamic network selection, but these techniques concentrated on attaining improved performance. To address this issue, a novel method is devised to improve the energy efficiency of disparate heterogeneous wireless networks. Here, the proposed fractional squirrel-dolphin echolocation (FrSqDE) algorithm is devised by integrating squirrel search optimization (SSA) and fractional dolphin echolocation (fractional DE) algorithm. In addition, the fitness function is considered with certain factors that include delay, bit error rate (BER), jitter, packet loss, energy consumption, probability of hot spot, average bit rate (ABR), and received signal strength (RSS). The proposed FrSqDE optimization algorithm is used for training deep belief networks (DBNs) to select optimal weights. Here, the network selection factors are given as input to the proposed FrSqDE-based DBN, wherein optimal decision is made to handle vertical handoff. The proposed FrSqDE-based DBN offered improved performance with a minimal call drop probability of 0.050, minimal delay of 0.013 s, minimal energy consumption of 0.393 J, and maximal throughput of 117.972 kbps.

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Purpose Vertical handoff mechanism (VHO) becomes very popular because of the improvements in the mobility models. These developments are less to certain circumstances and thus do not provide support in generic mobility, but the vertical handover management providing in the heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs) is crucial and challenging. Hence, this paper introduces the vertical handoff management approach based on an effective network selection scheme. Design/methodology/approach This paper aims to improve the working principle of previous methods and make VHO more efficient and reliable for the HWN.Initially, the handover triggering techniques is modelled for identifying an appropriate place to initiate handover based on the computed coverage area of cellular base station or wireless local area network (WLAN) access point. Then, inappropriate networks are eliminated for determining the better network to perform handover. Accordingly, a network selection approach is introduced on the basis ofthe Fractional-dolphin echolocation-based support vector neural network (Fractional-DE-based SVNN). The Fractional-DE is designed by integrating Fractional calculus (FC) in Dolphin echolocation (DE), and thereby, modifying the update rule of the DE algorithm based on the location of the solutions in past iterations. The proposed Fractional-DE algorithm is used to train Support vector neural network (SVNN) for selecting the best weights. Several parameters, like Bit error rate (BER), End to end delay (EED), jitter, packet loss, and energy consumption are considered for choosing the best network. Findings The performance of the proposed VHO mechanism based on Fractional-DE is evaluated based on delay, energy consumption, staytime, and throughput. The proposed Fractional-DE method achieves the minimal delay of 0.0100 sec, the minimal energy consumption of 0.348, maximal staytime of 4.373 sec, and the maximal throughput of 109.20 kbps. Originality/value In this paper, a network selection approach is introduced on the basis of the Fractional-Dolphin Echolocation-based Support vector neural network (Fractional-DE-based SVNN). The Fractional-DE is designed by integrating Fractional calculus (FC) in Dolphin echolocation (DE), and thereby, modifying the update rule of the DE algorithm based on the location of the solutions in past iterations. The proposed Fractional-DE algorithm is used to train SVNN for selecting the best weights. Several parameters, like Bit error rate (BER), End to end delay (EED), jitter, packet loss, and energy consumption are considered for choosing the best network.The performance of the proposed VHO mechanism based on Fractional-DE is evaluated based on delay, energy consumption, staytime, and throughput, in which the proposed method offers the best performance.

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