ABSTRACT
The need to internetwork wireless mobile telecommunication systems with 3rd generation mobile network 3G with high mobility and wireless local area network WLAN with high data rates, is important in this new age of technological development. In this study, scientific and technical literature were reviewed to give an indebt knowledge of the previous design and research made in the given area of study. The current methods of internetworking heterogenous networks, the mobile IP method, the Gateway method and the Emulator Method were analysed. A simulated model to evaluate the performance of the mobile IP method, the gateway method and the emulator method were developed. The gateway method had an acceptable level of handover hence was adopted and tested. The gateway method showed that the internetworking of 3G on wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) has an acceptable level of Handover.
Keywords: internetworking, Emulator, Mobile IP, Gateway, WLAN, 3G, Handover
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Scope of the Study
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Structure of the Thesis
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review
2.0 Introduction
2.1 Background of 3G Networks 2.1.1 What is 3G
2.1.2 3G Standards
TABLE OF CONTENT
2.1.3 3G Spectrum 12
2.1.4 3G network 13
2.1.5 3G services 15
2.2 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) 17
2.2.1 Background 18
2.2.2 What is Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) 19
2.2.3 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Network Models 22
2.2.4 Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Services 25
2.3 3G and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) 26
2.3.1 On the Future High Data Rate Wireless Networks Vision 27
2.3.2 3G vs. Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) 35
2.4 4G Networks 39
2.5 Summary 41
CHAPTER THREE
Research Methodology 42
3.0 WLAN-3G Interworking Architecture Methods 42
3.1 Wireless Local Area Network - 3G Interworking General Overview 43
3.1.1 Definition 43
3.2 Wireless LocalArea Network-3G InterworkingArchitectural Methods 46
3.2.1 The Mobile IP Architectural Method 47
3.2.2 The Gateway Architectural Method 53
3.2.3 The Emulator Architectural Method 59
3.2.4 Other Possible Architectural Methods 65
3.3 Summary
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and Analysis of Data
4.0 Introduction 67
4.1 QoS of Wireless Networks 67
4.1.1 Wireless Topology 68
4.1.2 Mobility 68 4.1.3 Bit Error Rate 69
4.2 Handover in Wireless Networks 71
4.3 Performance Analysis 75
4.3.1 Performance Metrics 76
4.3.2 Handover Delay in the Interworking Methods 77
4.3.3 Performance Observations 80
4.4 Simulation 82
4.4.1 System Model 82
4.4.2 Simulation Approach 85
4.4.3 Simulation Results 87
4.4.4 Discussion 90
4.5 Internetworked System 91
4.6 Testing 92 CHAPTER FIVE
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendation
5.1 Summary 93
5.2 Conclusion 94
5.3 Recommendations and Future Work 95
References Appendix
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Afamefuna, U (2021). Study of InterNetworking of 3G on Wireless Local Area Networks. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/study-of-internetworking-of-3g-on-wireless-local-area-networks
Afamefuna, Umejiaku "Study of InterNetworking of 3G on Wireless Local Area Networks" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Feb. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/study-of-internetworking-of-3g-on-wireless-local-area-networks. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
Afamefuna, Umejiaku . "Study of InterNetworking of 3G on Wireless Local Area Networks". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Feb. 2021. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/study-of-internetworking-of-3g-on-wireless-local-area-networks >.
Afamefuna, Umejiaku . "Study of InterNetworking of 3G on Wireless Local Area Networks" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/study-of-internetworking-of-3g-on-wireless-local-area-networks