A survey on femtocell handover management in dense heterogeneous 5G networks

R Ahmad, EA Sundararajan, A Khalifeh - Telecommunication Systems, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Heterogeneous Network is widely used in the Fifth Generation wireless
network to solve the problem of increasing demand on wireless communication. Femtocell …

Handover schemes in heterogeneous LTE networks: challenges and opportunities

Y Li, B Cao, C Wang - IEEE Wireless Communications, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
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 …

A survey on handover management: From LTE to NR

M Tayyab, X Gelabert, R Jäntti - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To satisfy the high data demands in future cellular networks, an ultra-densification approach
is introduced to shrink the coverage of base station (BS) and improve the frequency reuse …

A survey of handover management in LTE-based multi-tier femtocell networks: Requirements, challenges and solutions

G Gódor, Z Jakó, Á Knapp, S Imre - Computer Networks, 2015 - Elsevier
Ubiquitous mobile communication requires increased capacity and appropriate quality
guarantee for services. To meet these demands next-generation mobile network operators …

Adaptive handover algorithm in heterogeneous femtocellular networks based on received signal strength and signal‐to‐interference‐plus‐noise ratio prediction

H Kalbkhani, S Yousefi, MG Shayesteh - IET Communications, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, an efficient handover algorithm based on the received signal strength (RSS)
prediction is presented for two‐tier macro–femtocell networks in which, because of the …

Handover based on a predictive approach of signal‐to‐interference‐plus‐noise ratio for heterogeneous cellular networks

ER Bastidas‐Puga, ÁG Andrade, G Galaviz… - IET …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In mobile communication networks, the handover procedure enables a continuous
communication service for users on the move. However, handovers, handover failures, and …

An efficient handover decision in heterogeneous LTE-A networks under the assistance of users' profile

R Ahmad, EA Sundararajan, NE Othman… - Telecommunication …, 2018 - Springer
The increasing demand for wireless networks calls for the use of heterogeneous networks in
order to fulfil user requirements. Mobility management is considered one of the important …

QoS-based multi-criteria handoff algorithm for femto-macro cellular networks

H Kalbkhani, S Jafarpour-Alamdari… - Wireless Personal …, 2018 - Springer
The hierarchical coexistence of femtocells and macrocells is a promising approach for
heterogeneous networks (HetNets), dealing mainly with indoor coverage issues and …

[HTML][HTML] A novel base-station selection strategy for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communications

Q Hua, K Yu, Z Wen, T Sato - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communication facilitates the improved safety,
comfort, and efficiency of vehicles and mobility by exchanging information between vehicles …

Fast game-based handoff mechanism with load balancing for LTE/LTE-A heterogeneous networks

CC Tseng, HC Wang, KC Ting, CC Wang… - Journal of Network and …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …