Predictive and Core-Network Efficient RRC Signalling for Active State Handover in RANs with Control/Data Separation

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1423-1436

  Mohamed, Abdelrahim ^a   Onireti, Oluwakayode ^b   Imran, Muhammad Ali ^b   Imran, Ali ^c   Tafazolli, Rahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Oklahoma   (United States)

Author keywords

Base stations; cellular networks; context awareness; control data separation architecture; dual connectivity; handover; prediction algorithms; radio access networks

Indexed keywords

BASE STATIONS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; RADIO; SEPARATION; SIGNALING; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

CELLULAR NETWORK; CONTEXT- AWARENESS; CONTROL DATA; DUAL CONNECTIVITY; HANDOVER; PREDICTION ALGORITHMS; RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS;

CELL SIGNALING;

EID: 85015275236     PISSN: 15361276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TWC.2016.2644608     Document Type: Article

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