Title :
A new handover decision algorithm for microcellular systems
Author_Institution :
Signal Process. Res. Centre, Queensland Univ. of Technol., Brisbane, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
A new handover decision algorithm for microcellular systems is proposed. A handover is optimal at a cell boundary in line-of-sight situations or a street corner in non-line-of-sight situations. Since the probability of handover is maximum at these locations, it is chosen as a new criterion for processing a handover. The method is based on the real-time computation of the probability of handover from the received signal strengths, and on tracking its global maximum by calculating its gradient. Simulation results of the proposed algorithm are presented and the performance of the method is discussed
Keywords :
cellular radio; probability; signal processing; cell boundary; global maximum tracking; gradient; handover decision algorithm; handover probability; handover processing; line of sight situations; microcellular systems; nonline of sight situations; real-time computation; received signal strengths; simulation results; street corner; Antennas and propagation; Australia; Computational modeling; Computer vision; Frequency; Hysteresis; Mobile antennas; Radio propagation; Signal processing algorithms; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1997, IEEE 47th
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3659-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1997.596371
