This paper provides an overview of the use of small cells (eg, femtocells) in the Internet of
Things (IoT) environments. As a result of rapid increase in the number of mobile connected …

For satisfying rapidly increasing data rates at hotspots and enhancing coverage in buildings,
small cells, such as femtocells, picocells, and microcells, are deployed in LTE-A. Femtocells …

Ubiquitous mobile communication requires increased capacity and appropriate quality
guarantee for services. To meet these demands next-generation mobile network operators …

Seamless and fast handover is one of main goals in Long Term Evolution (LTE) in
supporting mobility and maintaining user's quality of services. Mobility prediction is a …

Seamless handover is one of the main goals in Long Term Evolution (LTE). In order to
achieve a seamless handover, the handover latency needs to be reduced. By predicting …

The fifth generation (5G) is expected to fulfil the future users' needs of mobile users by
proving them with the best connection while serving high data traffic volume with increased …

In large open dense areas, high numbers of people use their smart phones to share pictures
or data and download other information. This behavior creates traffic profiles that differ from …

Large number of wireless technologies lead to heterogeneity of the access environment.
Mobility Management is an important issue for such networks. Vertical handover decision is …

Handover management is one of the main factors representing the effectiveness of every
wireless network technology. Due to the special characteristics of a femtocell, unnecessary …

Due to the development of femtocell technologies, indoor LTE/LTE-A signal quality can be
significantly improved. However, since femtocells and macrocell are deployed into a …