Application of Fuzzy AHP and ELECTRE to Network Selection

Charilas, Dimitris E.; Markaki, Ourania I.; Psarras, John; Constantinou, P.

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-03819-8_7

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“…Examples of outranking methods are: ELECTRE, preference ranking method for enrichment evaluation), TOPSIS and measuring attractiveness by a categorical-based evaluation technique [17].…”

Section: Methods For Decision Makingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The method used for decision making is of fundamental importance, as shown in [17], which addresses the application of fuzzy AHP and ELECTRE for selection of networks in heterogeneous wireless networks.…”

Section: Correlated Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, it uses a heuristic based on models of decision making, and establishes a comparison between them. The use of heuristics for decision making has been widely used, as shown in [16], with several papers addressing algorithms for selecting the return channel on heterogeneous environments, such as [5,[17][18][19].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Heuristic algorithm based on multicriteria analysis for selection of first mile access in standard integrated services digital broadcasting terrestrial

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Technologies used to link the end-user to a telecommunication infrastructure have been growing over time because of the consolidation of new access technologies. Moreover, the arrival of new tools for information dissemination, such as interactive digital TV, creates a bidirectional element, capable of connecting the end-user to telecommunications networks through access technologies such as worldwide interoperability for microwave access, 3G, asymmetric digital subscriber line and power line communication. This study presents a heuristic based on multicriteria analysis for selection of first mile access in the integrated services digital broadcasting terrestrial standard, ensuring quality of service, using a videoconferencing application as an example. The following analytical approaches, with multicriteria analysis, are presented towards decision making for televisions connected to more than one return channel: (a) fuzzy AHP for defining the criteria weights (delay, jitter, throughput, packet loss etc.); (b) technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) method, for approximation, guided by measurements taken in real scenarios; (c) elimination and choice translating reality III method, used to ranking the alternatives and comparing with TOPSIS.

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“…Examples of outranking methods are: ELECTRE, preference ranking method for enrichment evaluation), TOPSIS and measuring attractiveness by a categorical-based evaluation technique [17].…”

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“…In [8] the authors have proposed to use AHP for weighting and TOPSIS for ranking in a WiMAX, Wi-Fi environment. [9] have proposed a fuzzy extension to AHP and an MADM method called ELECTRE is proposed for ranking. There are a great number of other research papers published on heterogeneous handovers and a great variety of proposed algorithms exists.…”

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A semi and fully distributed handover algorithm for heterogeneous networks using MIIS

Khan¹,

Andresen²

2012

2012 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)

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Network selection in 4G networks by nature is a multi-dimensional problem and many parameters need to be considered for handover decision making. Successful classical handover methods based on Received Signal Strength (RSS) are no longer applicable for heterogeneous handovers because different network standards use different RSS and cannot be compared directly to each other. Heterogeneity does not only exist in network architectures and in their respective Quality of Service (QoS) but also in user application needs and user contexts. Network selection in heterogeneous networks has been modeled as Multiple Attribute Decision Making (MADM).In this paper we investigate how the task of network selection can be distributed across multiple network entities putting minimum possible burden on the Mobile Node (MN) which usually is the most restricted network component in terms of memory, processing power and battery life. This distribution increases the scalability of handover algorithm and will also allow the inclusion of more parameters for handover decision making. Considering more parameters for handovers will result in accurate, robust and general algorithms, capable of fulfilling a variety of user contextual, preferential and applications QoS needs. The Media Independent Handover (MIH) and its different services are used to retrieve and share information among MIH enabled nodes and for conformity among different network standards. Simulations are used to show the effectiveness of a simple handover algorithm based on Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) for network selection considering different types of user services and Service Level Agreement (SLA's). SAW belongs to the MADM classification of heterogeneous handovers and is chosen here due its simplicity and efficiency. The handover efficiency of the proposed distributed schemes is compared with an "802.11 Preferred" scheme. Only handovers between Wi-Fi and WiMAX are considered. But the handover framework is general and can be extended to consider other wireless and mobile communication networks like 3G, CDMA etc.

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“…A hybrid scheme that utilizes FAHP for weight calculations and ELECTRE to rank the available networks is provided in [113]. Numerical examples, considering only QoS related parameters and cost, are provided.…”

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VHITS: Vertical Handoff Initiation and Target Selection in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network

Kaleem¹

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Application of Fuzzy AHP and ELECTRE to Network Selection

Cited by 48 publications

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Heuristic algorithm based on multicriteria analysis for selection of first mile access in standard integrated services digital broadcasting terrestrial

Heuristic algorithm based on multicriteria analysis for selection of first mile access in standard integrated services digital broadcasting terrestrial

A semi and fully distributed handover algorithm for heterogeneous networks using MIIS

VHITS: Vertical Handoff Initiation and Target Selection in a Heterogeneous Wireless Network

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