1. A novel handover algorithm design in WiMAX networks
- Author
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Mehrdad Dianati, Sami Muhaidat, and Omar Altrad
- Subjects
business.industry ,Computer science ,ComputerSystemsOrganization_COMPUTER-COMMUNICATIONNETWORKS ,Real-time computing ,Soft handover ,Throughput ,WiMAX ,Computer Science::Performance ,Base station ,Handover ,Mobile station ,Computer Science::Networking and Internet Architecture ,business ,Joint (audio engineering) ,Computer network - Abstract
In this paper, we propose a handover algorithm for WiMAX networks. The algorithm relies on the computation of the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at a Mobile Station (MS) from neighboring Base Stations (BSs) combined with the capacity estimation of the targeting cell. The proposed handover algorithm is implemented by a joint decision between the MS and BS nodes. The performance of the proposed algorithm is evaluated in terms of call dropping ratio and system throughput. A comparison with the conventional hard handover algorithm is presented.
- Published
- 2012