An improved handover algorithm based on signal strength plus distance for interoperability in mobile cellular networks

Wireless Personal Communications

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 879-887

  Singh, Brahmjit ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular systems; Handover; Mobile communication systems; UMTS; Wireless networks

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCY ALLOCATION; GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; ROUTING ALGORITHMS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIRELESS NETWORKS;

CELLULAR SYSTEMS; HANDOVER RATE; INTERSYSTEM HANDOVERS; MOBILE TERMINALS;

MOBILE COMPUTING;

EID: 35648988519     PISSN: 09296212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11277-007-9261-8     Document Type: Article

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