Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution
The increase in user mobility and density in modern cellular networks increases the risk of overloading certain base stations in popular locations such as shopping malls or stadiums, which can result in connection loss for some users. To combat this, the traffic load of base stations should be kept...
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| author | Abdussamet Hatipoglu Mehmet Akif Yazici Mehmet Basaran Mine Ardanuc Lutfiye Durak-Ata |
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| description | The increase in user mobility and density in modern cellular networks increases the risk of overloading certain base stations in popular locations such as shopping malls or stadiums, which can result in connection loss for some users. To combat this, the traffic load of base stations should be kept as balanced as possible. In this paper, we propose an efficient load balancing-aware handover algorithm for highly dynamic beyond 5G heterogeneous networks by assigning mobile users to base stations with lighter loads when a handover is performed. The proposed algorithm is evaluated in a scenario with users having different levels of mobility, such as pedestrians and vehicles, and is shown to outperform the conventional handover mechanism, as well as another algorithm from the literature. As a secondary benefit, the overall energy consumption in the network is shown to be reduced with the proposed algorithm. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-709b666d89c84fdbbc84e2bb6512801c2025-08-20T02:28:37ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Digital Communications and Networks2352-86482025-04-0111246547210.1016/j.dcan.2024.05.005Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distributionAbdussamet Hatipoglu0Mehmet Akif Yazici1Mehmet Basaran2Mine Ardanuc3Lutfiye Durak-Ata4Information and Communications Research Group (ICRG), Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34467, TurkeyInformation and Communications Research Group (ICRG), Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34467, Turkey6GEN LAB, Next-Generation R&D, Network Technologies, Turkcell, Istanbul 34854, Turkey; Information and Communications Research Group (ICRG), Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34467, Turkey; Corresponding author: 6GEN LAB, Next-Generation R&D, Network Technologies, Turkcell, Istanbul 34854, Turkey.Information and Communications Research Group (ICRG), Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34467, TurkeyInformation and Communications Research Group (ICRG), Informatics Institute, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34467, TurkeyThe increase in user mobility and density in modern cellular networks increases the risk of overloading certain base stations in popular locations such as shopping malls or stadiums, which can result in connection loss for some users. To combat this, the traffic load of base stations should be kept as balanced as possible. In this paper, we propose an efficient load balancing-aware handover algorithm for highly dynamic beyond 5G heterogeneous networks by assigning mobile users to base stations with lighter loads when a handover is performed. The proposed algorithm is evaluated in a scenario with users having different levels of mobility, such as pedestrians and vehicles, and is shown to outperform the conventional handover mechanism, as well as another algorithm from the literature. As a secondary benefit, the overall energy consumption in the network is shown to be reduced with the proposed algorithm.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352864824000646Beyond 5GHandover managementLoad balancingMarkov chainPoisson point processPoisson hole process |
| spellingShingle | Abdussamet Hatipoglu Mehmet Akif Yazici Mehmet Basaran Mine Ardanuc Lutfiye Durak-Ata Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution Digital Communications and Networks Beyond 5G Handover management Load balancing Markov chain Poisson point process Poisson hole process |
| title | Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution |
| title_full | Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution |
| title_fullStr | Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution |
| title_short | Handover management in beyond 5G HetNet topologies with unbalanced user distribution |
| title_sort | handover management in beyond 5g hetnet topologies with unbalanced user distribution |
| topic | Beyond 5G Handover management Load balancing Markov chain Poisson point process Poisson hole process |
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