A SON function for steering users in multi-layer LTE networks based on their mobility behaviour

IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Sas, Bart ^a   Spaey, Kathleen ^a   Blondia, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High mobility; Long term evolution (LTE); Multi layer; Self organising network (SON); Traffic steering

Indexed keywords

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; NETWORK LAYERS; QUALITY OF SERVICE; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

CELLULAR NETWORK; HAND OVER; HIGH MOBILITY; LTE NETWORKS; MICRO CELL; MOBILE USERS; SELF-ORGANISING; SPECTRAL EFFICIENCIES;

LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE);

EID: 84940403854     PISSN: 15502252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/VTCSpring.2015.7145646     Document Type: Conference Paper

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