Ultra-dense networks represent the trend for future wireless 5G networks, which can provide
high transmission rates in dense urban environments. However, a massive number of small …

The fifth generation (5G) network is an upcoming standard for wireless communications that
coexists with the current 4G network to increase the throughput. The deployment of ultra …

The future fifth generation (5G) wireless communications support the ultra-dense networks
where deployments of a large number of small cells coexist with current 4G networks …

Ensuring reliable and stable communication during the movements of mobile users is one of
the key issues in mobile networks. In the recent years, several studies have been conducted …

Mobile connections and applications are growing unprecedentedly with the advent and
increasing popularity of wireless services worldwide, which greatly increases the demands …

A large number of small cells in the next-generation mobile networks is expected to be
deployed to satisfy 5G requirements. Mobility management is one of the important issues …

Mobility robustness optimization (MRO) is a fundamental issue regarding self-optimization
network (SON). In long-term evolution-advanced (LTE-A), handover (HO) optimization in …

With the rapid increase in the number of mobile users, wireless access technologies are
evolving to provide mobile users with high data rates and support new applications that …

Heterogeneous networks (HetNets) are expected to be a key feature of long-term evolution
(LTE)-advanced networks and beyond and are essential for providing ubiquitous broadband …

Ultra-dense network deployment is a key technology for potentially achieving the capacity
target of next-generation wireless communication systems. However, such a deployment …