• DocumentCode
    1161478
  • Title

    Signal-based evaluation of handoff algorithms

  • Author

    Halgamuge, Malka N. ; Le Vu, Hai ; Rarnamohanarao, K. ; Zukerman, Moshe

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    9/1/2005 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    790
  • Lastpage
    792
  • Abstract
    We propose a new framework, based on signal quality, for performance evaluation and comparison between existing handoff algorithms. It includes new call quality measures and an off-line cluster-based computationally-simple heuristic algorithm to find a near optimal handoff sequence used as a benchmark. We then compare existing handoff algorithms and identify the trade-off between signal quality and number of handoffs.
  • Keywords
    benchmark testing; cellular radio; pattern clustering; performance evaluation; signal processing; benchmark; call quality measurement; cellular network; handoff sequence; off-line cluster-based heuristic algorithm; performance evaluation; signal quality; wireless communication; Base stations; Clustering algorithms; Costs; Delay; Heuristic algorithms; Hysteresis; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Quality of service; Signal processing; Tin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1089-7798
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LCOMM.2005.1506704
  • Filename
    1506704