On the potential of handover parameter optimization for self-organizing networks

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1895-1905

  Munoz, Pablo ^a   Barco, Raquel ^a   De La Bandera, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fuzzy logic controller (FLC); handover (HO); Long Term Evolution (LTE); self optimization

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FUZZY LOGIC; LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE); MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AUTOMATED OPERATIONS; FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLERS; HANDOVER; HANDOVER PARAMETER OPTIMIZATIONS; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; SELF-OPTIMIZATION; SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK; TIMETO-TRIGGER (TTT);

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84879182841     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2013.2247778     Document Type: Review

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