Information Technology Journal1812-56381812-5646Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/itj.2014.2581.2587LiYangchunLuZhaomingWenXiangming1220141316Traffic overload problem in the cellular networks has become crucial. In order to approach the problem of increasing traffic, an adaptive traffic offloading method based on a combination of Open Wireless Networks (OWN) and a biologically inspired attractor selection model is proposed in this study. This method provides a pragmatic way to keep load balance and reduce selfishness. Thus, it can improve the overall performance in overlay networks with 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN). Firstly, based on discrete Markov Modulated Poisson Process (dMMPP), a queuing model is considered to obtain the real-time network status in both LTE and WLAN. Secondly, by following the OWN architecture to develop the attractor selection model for offloading at the right time in order to accommodate unpredictable traffic demands in fluctuating environment. The whole wireless network can be managed in an autonomous, load balancing and robust manner by the global control which is under OWN and the autonomous decision of attractor selection. The simulation results demonstrate that the proposed mechanism can reach a tradeoff between the system delay and the handover times by realizing efficient traffic offloading.]]>CISCO,2013Cisco visual networking index: Global mobile data traffic forecast update, 2012-2017.20133GPP,2005Requirements for evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and evolved UTRAN (E-UTRAN) (release 7).2005Yang, Z., Q. Yang, F. Fu and K.S. Kwak,2013Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Communications and Signal Processing,2013pp: 15Kim, J.Y., N.O. Song, B.H. Jung, H. Leem and D.K. Sung,2013Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications,2013pp: 30663070Lee, K., J. Lee, Y. Yi, I. Rhee and S. Chong,2010Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on emerging Networking Experiments and Technologies,2010Dimatteo, S., P. Hui, B. Han and V.O.K. Li,2011Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems,2011pp: 192201Balasubramanian, A., M. Ratul and V. Arun,2010Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications and Services,2010pp: 209222Zhuo, X., W. Gao, G. Cao and Y. Dai,2011Proceedings of the 19th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols,2011pp: 206215Bennis, M., M. Simsek, A. Czylwik, W. Saad, S. Valentin and M. Debbah,2013Commun. Mag.,514450Wang, L., Z. Lu, H. Shao, M. Wan and X. Wen,2013Proceedings of the 78th Conference on Vehicular Technology,2013pp: 15Yoon, W. and B. Jang,2013IEEE Commun. Lett.,1719601963Kashiwagi, A., I. Urabe, K. Kaneko and T. Yomo,2006PLoS ONE, Vol. 1.2006Leibnitz, K., N. Wakamiya and M. Murata,2007Proceedings of 16th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks,2007pp: 321326Xu, H.B., H. Tian and Y. Feng,2008J. China Univ. Posts Telecommun.,158794Pyattaev, A., K. Johnsson, S. Andreev and Y. Koucheryavy,2013Proceedings of the IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference Workshops,2013pp: 135140Roy, J.J.J., V. Vaidehi and S. Srikanth,2006Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems,2006pp: 361366Himayat, N., S.P. Yeh, A.Y. Panah, S. Talwar, M. Gerasimenko, S. Andreev and Y. Koucheryavy,2014Proceedings of the International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications,2014pp: 252258