A survey and comparison study on weighting algorithms for access network selection

Abstract

In order to deal with problem of access network selection in the next generation wireless networks, multi attribute decision making (MADM) algorithms have been proposed. MADM algorithms, represent a promising solution to choose dynamically the optimal access network, which can satisfying the quality of service (QoS), from the available access networks technologies. One of the main problems in MADM algorithms, is determining the most suitable weights for different criteria. This paper proposes a survey and comparison study on different weighting algorithms, which allow to assign a weight for each criterion, for network selection process based on MADM algorithms.