Handoff Implementation through WAP

Abstract

Handoff has become an inevitable part of wireless cellular communication, Soon users will carry small portable handheld devices which
will incorporate the computer, phone, camera, GPS, personal control module etc. This paper proposes a new scheme to deal with seam less roaming
and reduce failed handoffs. The simulation is done using software called Qualnet meant for wireless communication. The results clearly indicate the
advantages of this new scheme.

Keywords: Handoff, Wireless access point (WAP or AP), Network Layer IP, Transport layer UDP