Multi-connectivity in 5G mmWave cellular networks

2016 Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop, Med-Hoc-Net 2016 - 15th IFIP MEDHOCNET 2016

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages

  Giordani, Marco ^a   Mezzavilla, Marco ^b   Rangan, Sundeep ^b   Zorzi, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

5G; handover; initial access; millimeter wave; multi connectivity

Indexed keywords

AD HOC NETWORKS; CELL SIGNALING; CELLS; CENTRALIZED SIGNAL CONTROL; CYTOLOGY;

CELLULAR WIRELESS SYSTEMS; CENTRALIZED CONTROLLERS; HANDOVER; INITIAL ACCESS; MILLIMETER WAVES (MMWAVE); MULTI-CONNECTIVITY; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH; ROBUST CONNECTIVITIES;

MILLIMETER WAVES;

EID: 84992061074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MedHocNet.2016.7528494     Document Type: Conference Paper

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