Title :
From optimal search theory to sequential paging in cellular networks
Author :
Rezaiifar, Ramin ; Makowski, Armand M.
Author_Institution :
QUALCOMM Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
9/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose a novel paging strategy based on the theory of optimal search with discrete efforts. When compared to conventional paging methods, the proposed scheme increases the mobile station discovery rate while decreasing the average number of times that a mobile station has to be paged in a location area. The proposal is fully compatible with existing cellular structures, and requires minimal computational power in the mobile switching centers
Keywords :
cellular radio; optimisation; paging communication; radio networks; search problems; cellular networks; cellular structures; conventional paging methods; discrete efforts; location area; mobile station discovery rate; mobile switching centers; optimal search theory; sequential paging; Base stations; Communication switching; Intelligent networks; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Mobile computing; Mobile radio mobility management; Paging strategies; Personal communication networks; Signal processing; Stochastic processes;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
