Machine learning-based load balancing algorithms in future heterogeneous networks: A survey

E Gures, I Shayea, M Ergen, MH Azmi… - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The massive growth of mobile users and the essential need for high communication service
quality necessitate the deployment of ultra-dense heterogeneous networks (HetNets) …

A survey of online data-driven proactive 5G network optimisation using machine learning

B Ma, W Guo, J Zhang - IEEE access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, proactive network optimisation plays an
important role in meeting the exponential traffic growth, more stringent service requirements …

Fuzzy rule-based reinforcement learning for load balancing techniques in enterprise LTE femtocells

P Muñoz, R Barco, JM Ruiz-Avilés… - IEEE Transactions …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mobile-broadband traffic has experienced a large increase over the past few years.
Femtocells are envisioned to cope with such a demand of capacity in indoor environments …

Context-aware proactive 5G load balancing and optimization for urban areas

B Ma, B Yang, Y Zhu, J Zhang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the fifth-generation (5G) mobile networks, the traffic is estimated to have a fast-changing
and imbalance spatial-temporal distribution. It is challenging for a system-level optimisation …

Load balancing and handover joint optimization in LTE networks using fuzzy logic and reinforcement learning

P Muñoz, R Barco, I de la Bandera - Computer Networks, 2015 - Elsevier
With the growing deployment of cellular networks, operators have to devote significant
manual effort to network management. As a result, Self-Organizing Networks (SONs) have …

A data-driven traffic steering algorithm for optimizing user experience in multi-tier LTE networks

C Gijón, M Toril, S Luna-Ramirez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-tier cellular networks are a cost-effective solution for capacity enhancement in urban
scenarios. In these networks, effective mobility strategies are required to assign users to the …

Enabling RAN moderation and dynamic traffic steering in 5G

A Prasad, FS Moya, M Ericson… - 2016 IEEE 84th …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The exponential increase in capacity and data rate demands, along with the diversification
of use cases and verticals that are planning to use cellular radio access networks (RANs) to …

A femtocell location strategy for improving adaptive traffic sharing in heterogeneous LTE networks

JM Ruiz Aviles, M Toril, S Luna-Ramírez - EURASIP Journal on Wireless …, 2015 - Springer
Femtocells have been suggested as a promising solution for the provision of indoor
coverage and capacity. In this paper, a new planning strategy for placing femtocell access …

Context-aware self-optimization: Evolution based on the use case of load balancing in small-cell networks

A Aguilar-Garcia, S Fortes, AF Duran… - ieee vehicular …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Self-organizing network (SON) mechanisms in cellular systems automate network
management procedures to improve performance while reducing operational expenditure …

A QoE-driven traffic steering algorithm for LTE networks

ML Marí-Altozano, S Luna-Ramírez… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the diversity of mobile services and raising user expectations, mobile network
management has changed its focus from Quality of Service (QoS) to Quality of Experience …