Design, Implementation, and Analysis of Vertical Handoff Decision Algorithm

The increasing use of mobile communication and computing has made accurate and efficient methods of executing vertical handoff a necessity. This research paper captures the design and implementation of an effectual algorithm for making decision for vertical handoff based on fuzzy logic. The input parameters considered are bandwidth, battery status, and cost. The authors present analysis of the handover value, which gives the handoff decision, in relation to the input attributes, using regression analysis, correlation analysis, and ANOVA.