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Vertical Handover Analysis Using Modified MADM Method in LTE

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Ubiquitous Communication is being a trend in this era. It is possible anywhere anytime with the sustenance and by the agreement of different service providers of Mobile technology. A mobile node which is attached to its base station relinquishes its connection while continuous mobility causes a fluctuation of signal strength. To overcome this issue, heterogeneous networks provision is obligatory. Normally Base stations serve several mobile nodes. Whenever a base station cannot handle a mobile terminal, it will assign its node to nearby available base station for service. The process of assignment of mobile nodes to another base station is termed as Heterogeneous handover. This type of Handover is needed for seamless integration of networks. LTE has proved promising outcomes in providing successful handover, Since it uses eNodeB infrastructure. In this work, Received signal strength is taken as main measure and analysed. Received Power acts as the building block for making possible handover across heterogeneous Radio Access Technologies. Proposed method suggests a vertical handover based on various signal measures. Enhanced Weighted Sum Method is incorporated for Handover decision making. Several criteria also utilized.

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  1. School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT Bhopal University, Kothrikalan, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

    G. A. Preethi

  2. Department of Computer Science, Government Arts & Science College, Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India

    P. Gauthamarayathirumal

  3. Department of Computer Science, Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India

    C. Chandrasekar

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Preethi, G.A., Gauthamarayathirumal, P. & Chandrasekar, C. Vertical Handover Analysis Using Modified MADM Method in LTE. Mobile Netw Appl 24, 1139–1151 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11036-019-01251-5

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