A robust fuzzy logic handoff algorithm

Author

McGuire, M. ; Bhargava, V.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Victoria Univ., BC, Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

25-28 May 1997

Firstpage

796

Abstract

In this paper a new algorithm for controlling handoff in mobile wireless networks is described. The conventional handoff control algorithm uses averaged values of the received signal strength for handoff decisions. Mobile terminals can take other measurements, such as distances to the base stations, which are useful for handoff decisions. This algorithm uses a decision process based on fuzzy logic. The performance of this algorithm is analyzed using simulations. Cases with 2 and 4 base stations are considered. The simulations show that in both cases the new algorithm provides better performance than the conventional algorithm

Keywords

decision theory; fuzzy logic; land mobile radio; robust control; telecommunication control; base stations; decision process; distances; fuzzy logic; handoff control algorithm; handoff decisions; mobile wireless networks; received signal strength; robust fuzzy logic handoff algorithm; Bit error rate; Current measurement; Electronic mail; Fuzzy logic; Mobile computing; Performance analysis; Radio link; Robustness; Switches; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1997. Engineering Innovation: Voyage of Discovery. IEEE 1997 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

St. Johns, Nfld.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3716-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1997.608362

Filename

608362