Performance evaluation of handoff detection schemes

For successful handoff operation in cellular mobile telecommunication, the first and foremost concern is to detect the handoff requirement without significant delay. Various handoff procedures have been implemented over the years to minimize the delay in handoff detection in order to minimize interruptions in communication. It is known that each detection algorithm has its own characteristics and features to overcome specific problems for which it is designed. A new detection algorithm has been devised which can overcome the problem of handoffs to wrong cells. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated and compared with a hysteresis based algorithm.