Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering2024-11-0920070929-621210.1007/s11277-006-9236-12-s2.0-36048978966http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11277-006-9236-1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/12049The third generation (3G) wireless networks and wireless local area networks (WLANs) possess complementary characteristics. Recently, there has been significant interest in providing algorithms and specifications that enable their inter-operability. In this paper we propose a novel cross-network, cross-layer algorithm that jointly performs 3G resource allocation and ad-hoc mode WLAN routing towards effectively increasing the performance of the 3G system. The metrics used in this joint design ensures that multi-user diversity is exploited without causing user starvation in the 3G system and the WLAN assistance does not cause an unfair treatment to any of the mobiles from a battery usage point of view. Furthermore, the design attempts to select the WLAN route so that the assistance does not become a major part of the overall link traffic and the internal WLAN traffic can continue almost without any disturbances.TelecommunicationsJournal Article1572-834X24882800000747