The demand for wireless resources is increasing at high pace. Heterogeneous networks
(HetNets), ie, network composed by base stations (BSs) with different coverage areas, are …

Next generation mobile networks will face the unprecedented demand for higher data rates.
To satisfy this demand, the dense deployment of heterogeneous wireless networks …

The small cell technology is considered as a key technology for 5G networks. The capacity
expansion and coverage extension are both achieved through this deployment. However …

The increase in data consumed by smartphones is becoming a huge problem for mobile
operators. In three years, mobile data traffic in AT&T's network rose 5000%. The US …

In ultra-dense networks, an enormous number of small base stations (BSs) are required to
be deployed, and the number of handovers (HOs) in heterogeneous networks (HetNets) …

Starting from 3rd Generation Partnership Projects (3GPP), heterogeneous network (HetNet)
is widely deployed to solve the weak-coverage problems in hot spots, architectural barriers …

As data traffic and mobile device usage continue to surge, ensuring the provision of reliable
and stable services becomes paramount. While 5G networks hold the promise of addressing …

This letter proposes a vertical handover scheme to minimize the total power consumption
required in serving a traffic flow, while guaranteeing a particular service rate of different …

For heterogeneous network, which has been viewed as one pioneering technology for
making cellular networks be evolved into 5G systems, reducing energy consumption by …

While moving across heterogeneous networks with strict rate requirement, the possibility of
getting the required rate from the target network, depends on the QoS-awareness of the …