A novel approach in handover initiation for microcellular systems

Author

Liodakis, George ; Stavroulakis, Peter

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Eng., Tech. Univ. of Crete, Greece

fYear

1994

fDate

8-10 Jun 1994

Firstpage

1820

Abstract

A handover initiation algorithm based on signal level measurements and modelled as a composite binary hypothesis test is presented. The implementation of the algorithm is made by a neural network structure which allows fast response (compared to previous methods based on hysteresis margins) as well as adaptability to traffic conditions. Although traffic measurements performed by the base stations (BS) may, also, facilitate the decision for handover initiation, the final decision is made by the mobile terminal (MT), thus, leading to a mobile controlled handover (MCHO) strategy

Keywords

cellular radio; neural nets; telecommunication network management; telecommunication traffic; algorithm; base stations; composite binary hypothesis test; handover initiation; microcellular systems; mobile controlled handover strategy; mobile terminal; neural network structure; signal level measurements; traffic conditions; Base stations; Electronic equipment testing; Hysteresis; Level measurement; Microcell networks; Mobile radio mobility management; Neural networks; Performance evaluation; Telecommunication traffic; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 1994 IEEE 44th

Conference_Location

Stockholm

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1927-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETEC.1994.345413

Filename

345413