{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2578555287","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2017.2654252","title":"Multi-Attribute Vertical Handover Decision-Making Algorithm in a Hybrid VLC-Femto System","display_name":"Multi-Attribute Vertical Handover Decision-Making Algorithm in a Hybrid VLC-Femto System","publication_year":2017,"publication_date":"2017-01-19","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2578555287","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2017.2654252","mag":"2578555287"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/lcomm.2017.2654252","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2017.2654252","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S147316732","display_name":"IEEE Communications Letters","issn_l":"1089-7798","issn":["1089-7798","1558-2558","2373-7891"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316002","host_organization_name":"IEEE Communications Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316002","https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["IEEE Communications Society","Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Communications Letters","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054168103","display_name":"Shufei Liang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2083-9201"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I139759216","display_name":"Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications","ror":"https://ror.org/04w9fbh59","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Shufei Liang","raw_affiliation_strings":["State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2083-9201","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5016880079","display_name":"Yuexia Zhang","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3546-473X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I78675632","display_name":"Beijing Information Science & Technology University","ror":"https://ror.org/04xnqep60","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I78675632"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Yuexia Zhang","raw_affiliation_strings":["Beijing Key Laboratory of High Dynamic Navigation Technology, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Beijing Key Laboratory of High Dynamic Navigation Technology, Beijing Information Science and Technology University, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I78675632"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101895394","display_name":"Bo Fan","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2723-3328"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I139759216","display_name":"Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications","ror":"https://ror.org/04w9fbh59","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Bo Fan","raw_affiliation_strings":["State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5026608908","display_name":"Hui Tian","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-1389"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I139759216","display_name":"Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications","ror":"https://ror.org/04w9fbh59","country_code":"CN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"]}],"countries":["CN"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Hui Tian","raw_affiliation_strings":["State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8876-1389","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"State Key Laboratory of Networking and Switching Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5054168103"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I139759216"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":3.6528,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":63,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.93403262,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":90,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"21","issue":"7","first_page":"1521","last_page":"1524"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10851","display_name":"Optical Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10851","display_name":"Optical Wireless Communication Technologies","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10767","display_name":"Advanced Photonic Communication Systems","score":0.9858999848365784,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2208","display_name":"Electrical and Electronic Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12546","display_name":"Smart Parking Systems Research","score":0.9818000197410583,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2215","display_name":"Building and Construction"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8249953985214233},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/analytic-hierarchy-process","display_name":"Analytic hierarchy process","score":0.8160934448242188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/handover","display_name":"Handover","score":0.6919856071472168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.4958895146846771},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/visible-light-communication","display_name":"Visible light communication","score":0.4904133975505829},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/vertical-handover","display_name":"Vertical handover","score":0.4605950117111206},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-mining","display_name":"Data mining","score":0.3851454257965088},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.35171717405319214},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/heterogeneous-network","display_name":"Heterogeneous network","score":0.2627601623535156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/telecommunications","display_name":"Telecommunications","score":0.2558137774467468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operations-research","display_name":"Operations research","score":0.25027287006378174},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.1728004515171051},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless-network","display_name":"Wireless network","score":0.14923474192619324},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.09535384178161621}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8249953985214233},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C87345402","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485202","display_name":"Analytic hierarchy process","level":2,"score":0.8160934448242188},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111852164","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1414679","display_name":"Handover","level":2,"score":0.6919856071472168},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.4958895146846771},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C160487672","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1426313","display_name":"Visible light communication","level":3,"score":0.4904133975505829},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778863105","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922836","display_name":"Vertical handover","level":5,"score":0.4605950117111206},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C124101348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172491","display_name":"Data mining","level":1,"score":0.3851454257965088},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.35171717405319214},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C158207573","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5747224","display_name":"Heterogeneous network","level":4,"score":0.2627601623535156},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76155785","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q418","display_name":"Telecommunications","level":1,"score":0.2558137774467468},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C42475967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194292","display_name":"Operations research","level":1,"score":0.25027287006378174},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.1728004515171051},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C108037233","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11375","display_name":"Wireless network","level":3,"score":0.14923474192619324},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.09535384178161621},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120665830","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14620","display_name":"Optics","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C176666156","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25504","display_name":"Light-emitting diode","level":2,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C121332964","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q413","display_name":"Physics","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/lcomm.2017.2654252","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/lcomm.2017.2654252","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S147316732","display_name":"IEEE Communications Letters","issn_l":"1089-7798","issn":["1089-7798","1558-2558","2373-7891"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310316002","host_organization_name":"IEEE Communications Society","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310316002","https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["IEEE Communications Society","Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Communications Letters","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":13,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W8342646","https://openalex.org/W1639294930","https://openalex.org/W1969427653","https://openalex.org/W2037405583","https://openalex.org/W2046078150","https://openalex.org/W2071092628","https://openalex.org/W2087045149","https://openalex.org/W2111309481","https://openalex.org/W2144644352","https://openalex.org/W2155280140","https://openalex.org/W2204043843","https://openalex.org/W2290483478","https://openalex.org/W6696558005"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2053387650","https://openalex.org/W2012853073","https://openalex.org/W4230704034","https://openalex.org/W2135033095","https://openalex.org/W2536887442","https://openalex.org/W2016546470","https://openalex.org/W803994305","https://openalex.org/W2341629865","https://openalex.org/W3199842862","https://openalex.org/W2147852301"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Due":[0],"to":[1],"the":[2,87,94,109,120,127,130,139,142],"complementary":[3],"natures":[4],"of":[5,22,89,97,113,122,141],"visible":[6],"light":[7],"communication":[8],"(VLC)":[9],"and":[10,28,54,72,124,126],"radio":[11],"frequency,":[12],"a":[13,19,43,49,56,102],"combined":[14],"application":[15],"is":[16,35,116,133],"regarded":[17],"as":[18],"promising":[20],"approach":[21,64],"supporting":[23],"both":[24],"hyperspeed":[25],"data":[26],"transmission":[27],"reliable":[29],"signal":[30],"connectivity.":[31],"Vertical":[32],"handover":[33],"(VHO)":[34],"critical":[36],"for":[37,86],"guaranteeing":[38],"seamless":[39],"service":[40],"in":[41,92],"such":[42],"heterogeneous":[44],"network.":[45],"This":[46],"letter":[47],"employs":[48],"family":[50],"hybrid":[51],"VLC-Femto":[52],"system":[53],"proposes":[55],"VHO":[57,145],"algorithm":[58,146],"based":[59],"on":[60],"decision":[61,115,128],"selection.":[62],"Our":[63],"considers":[65],"multiple":[66],"attributes,":[67],"including":[68],"dynamic":[69],"network":[70],"parameters":[71],"actual":[73],"traffic":[74],"preferences":[75],"by":[76,100,118],"utilizing":[77],"analytic":[78],"hierarchy":[79],"process":[80],"(AHP).":[81],"Additionally,":[82],"it":[83],"can":[84],"compensate":[85],"weakness":[88],"classic":[90],"AHP":[91,123],"comparing":[93],"criteria":[95],"values":[96],"different":[98],"candidates":[99],"applying":[101],"two-person":[103],"cooperative":[104],"game":[105],"(CG)":[106],"model.":[107],"Finally,":[108],"rationality":[110],"degree":[111],"(RD)":[112],"each":[114],"calculated":[117],"combining":[119],"results":[121,137],"CG,":[125],"with":[129],"higher":[131],"RD":[132],"selected.":[134],"The":[135],"simulation":[136],"validate":[138],"superiority":[140],"proposed":[143],"AHP-CG":[144],"over":[147],"existing":[148],"schemes":[149],"under":[150],"various":[151],"circumstances.":[152]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":8},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":5},{"year":2017,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}