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Network Quality Assessment in Heterogeneous Wireless Settings: An Optimization Approach

Sultan H. Almotiri^*, Mohammed A. Al Ghamdi
Computer Science Department, College of Computer and Information Science, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding Author: Sultan H. Almotiri. Email:
(This article belongs to this Special Issue: Intelligent Computing Techniques for Communication Systems)

Computers, Materials & Continua 2022, 71(1), 439-455. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2022.021012

Received 19 June 2021; Accepted 30 July 2021; Issue published 03 November 2021

Abstract

The identification of an effective network which can efficiently meet the service requirements of the target, while maintaining ultimate performance at an increased level is significant and challenging in a fully interconnected wireless medium. The wrong selection can contribute to unwanted situations like frustrated users, slow service, traffic congestion issues, missed and/or interrupted calls, and wastefulness of precious network components. Conventional schemes estimate the handoff need and cause the network screening process by a single metric. The strategies are not effective enough because traffic characteristics, user expectations, network terminology and other essential device metrics are not taken into account. This article describes an intelligent computing technique based on Multiple-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) approach developed based on integrated Fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS which ensures flexible usability and maximizes the experience of end-users in miscellaneous wireless settings. In different components the handover need is assessed and the desired network is chosen. Further, fuzzy sets provide effective solutions to address decision making problems where experts counter uncertainty to make a decision. The proposed research endeavor will support designers and developers to identify, select and prioritize best attributes for ensuring flexible usability in miscellaneous wireless settings. The results of this research endeavor depict that this proposed computational procedure would be the most conversant mechanism for determining the usability and experience of end-users.

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Keywords

Wireless sensor networks; fuzzy logic; AHP-TOPSIS; miscellaneous network; intelligent computing techniques

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