Load balancing optimization in LTE/LTE-A cellular networks: a review

S Mishra, N Mathur - arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.7273, 2014 - arxiv.org
During the past few decades wireless technology has seen a tremendous growth. The
recent introduction of high-end mobile devices has further increased subscriber's demand …

Adaptive mobility load balancing algorithm for LTE small-cell networks

MM Hasan, S Kwon, JH Na - IEEE transactions on wireless …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Small cells were introduced to support high data-rate services and for dense deployment.
Owing to user equipment (UE) mobility and small-cell coverage, the load across a small-cell …

Multiobjective load balancing for multiband downlink cellular networks: A meta-reinforcement learning approach

A Feriani, D Wu, YT Xu, J Li, S Jang… - IEEE Journal on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Load balancing has become a key technique to handle the increasing traffic demand and
improve the user experience. It evenly distributes the traffic across network resources by …

Dynamic mobility load balancing for 5G small-cell networks based on utility functions

KM Addali, SYB Melhem, Y Khamayseh, Z Zhang… - IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Deployment of small cells was introduced to support high data rate services and expand
macro cell coverage for the envisioned 5G networks. A small cell network, which has a …

Cluster-based load balancing algorithm for ultra-dense heterogeneous networks

MDM Hasan, S Kwon - IEEE Access, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In a highly dense heterogeneous cellular network, the loads across cells are uneven due to
random deployment of cells and the mobility of user equipments (UEs). Such unbalanced …

Assessment of deep learning methodology for self-organizing 5g networks

MZ Asghar, M Abbas, K Zeeshan, P Kotilainen… - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present an auto-encoder-based machine learning framework for self
organizing networks (SON). Traditional machine learning approaches, for example, K …

Modelling load balancing mechanisms in self-optimising 4G mobile networks with elastic and adaptive traffic

M Głąbowski, S Hanczewski… - IEICE Transactions on …, 2016 - search.ieice.org
This article describes an approximate model of a group of cells in the wireless 4G network
with implemented load balancing mechanism. An appropriately modified model of Erlang's …

On increasing the accuracy of modeling multi-service overflow systems with Erlang-Engset-Pascal streams

M Głąbowski, D Kmiecik, M Stasiak - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this article, we present an analysis of the accuracy level of methods for modeling the multi-
service overflow systems that service Erlang, Engset, and Pascal traffic. In systems with …

Joint mobility load balancing and inter-cell interference coordination for self-organizing OFDMA networks

NO Tuncel, M Koca - 2015 IEEE 81st vehicular technology …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the joint load imbalance and inter-cell interference (ICI) problems and propose
a novel mobility load balancing (MLB) algorithm that is compatible with the well-known ICI …

User mobility impacts to mobility load balancing for self-organizing network over LTE system

S Oh, H Kim, Y Kim - 2018 14th International Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobility load balancing (MLB) is a function where cells suffering from overload forward their
load to other cells, which perform early handover for load balancing by adjusting handover …