Novel handoff decision algorithm in hierarchical macro/femto-cell networks

IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Moon, Jung Min ^a   Cho, Dong Ho ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NETWORK; COVERAGE AREA; HANDOFF DECISION ALGORITHM; HANDOFF PROCEDURES; INDOOR COVERAGE; MACRO CELLS; MOBILE STATION; NETWORK CAPACITY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH; TRANSMIT POWER; USER SATISFACTION;

ALGORITHMS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 77955024993     PISSN: 15253511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/WCNC.2010.5506539     Document Type: Conference Paper

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