Title :
Analysis of handoff patterns in mobility management
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun., AGH Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Krakow
Abstract :
Performance increase and cost-benefit tradeoff are important factors in the design of network protocols for mobility support in wireless systems beyond 3G. In this paper we present a method to evaluate handoffs which can be applied to study mobility protocols at network- and data-link layers. The handoffs of a moving mobile terminal are modelled as a stochastic process. An embedded Markov chain and a theory of runs is employed for sequential estimation of handoff occurances. In the experimental part of the paper we study network setup scenario with four radio access points providing service to mobile terminals and obtain probability density function for the number of handoff occurances.
Keywords :
Markov processes; mobility management (mobile radio); probability; protocols; radio access networks; cost-benefit tradeoff; embedded Markov chain; handoff occurance sequential estimation; network protocol design; network- and data-link layers; probability density function; radio access points; stochastic process; wireless system mobility management; Access protocols; Electronic mail; Intelligent networks; Mobile radio mobility management; Pattern analysis; Probability density function; Radio propagation; Statistics; Stochastic processes; Wireless application protocol; embedded markov; mobility; performance evaluation;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Networking in China, 2008. ChinaCom 2008. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2373-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2374-3
DOI :
10.1109/CHINACOM.2008.4685106
