Adaptive Handoff with Dynamic Hysteresis Value Using Distance Information in Cellular Communications

Huamin ZHU
Kyung Sup KWAK

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences   Vol.E89-A    No.7    pp.1972-1975
Publication Date: 2006/07/01
Online ISSN: 1745-1337
DOI: 10.1093/ietfec/e89-a.7.1972
Print ISSN: 0916-8508
Type of Manuscript: Special Section LETTER (Special Section on Multi-dimensional Mobile Information Networks)
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Keyword: 
handoff,  adaptive,  hysteresis value,  cellular communications,  

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Summary: 
In this study, we propose an adaptive handoff scheme with dynamic hysteresis value for cellular communications, which is based on distance between the mobile station and the serving base station. Performance is evaluated in terms of the expected number of handoffs, the expected handoff delay, standard deviation of handoff location, and the expected link degradation probability as well. Numerical results and simulations show that the proposed scheme outperforms the handoff schemes with static hysteresis levels. The effect of distance error is also discussed.

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