Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

An improved handover algorithm based on signal strength plus distance for interoperability in mobile cellular networks

  • Published:
Wireless Personal Communications Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In future generation mobile cellular systems, position location of mobile terminal is expected to be available. In this paper, we propose an initiation algorithm for intersystem handover based on the combination of position location of mobile terminal and the absolute signal strength thresholds. Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) and Universal Mobile Telecommunication Systems (UMTS) networks are considered for interworking. The proposed algorithm reduces the handover rate by around 50% and thus improves the network resource efficiency as compared to that based on signal strength thresholds only.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Ahonen, S., & Laitinen, H. (2003). Database correlation method for UMTS location. In proceedings of the IEEE vehicular technology conference, Spring-2003, pp. 2696–2700.

  2. Benson, M., & Thomas, H. J. (2002). Investigation of UMTS to GSM handover procedure. In Proceedings of the IEEE vehicular technology conference, pp. 1829–1833.

  3. Bing, H., He, C., & Jang, L. (2003). Performance analysis of vertical handover in a UMTS-WLAN integrated network. In Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on personal, indoor, and mobile radio communications, pp. 187–191.

  4. Brahmjit, S., Aggarwal, K. K., & Kumar, S. (2003). An analytical model for intersystem handover. In Proceedings of the IEEE TENCON 2003, an international conference on convergent technologies for Asia Pacific Region, Bangalore (India), pp. 1311–1315.

  5. Caffery, J. J., & Stuber, G. L. (1998). Overview of radiolocation in CDMA cellular systems (pp. 38–45). IEEE Communications Magazine.

  6. Chan, P. M. L., Sheriff, R. E., & Hu, Y. F. (2001). An intelligent handover strategy for a multi-segment broadband network. In Proceedings of the IEEE vehicular technology conference, pp. 55–59.

  7. Chen J.-C., Wang Y.-C., Maa C.-S., Chen J.-T. (2006). Network-side mobile location using factor graphs. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 5: 2696–2704

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Corazza, G. E., Giancristofaso, D., & Santucci, F. (1994). Characterization of handover initiation in cellular mobile radio networks. In Proceedings of the IEEE vehicular technology conference, pp. 1869–1872.

  9. Dao, D., Rizos, C., & Wang, J. (2002). Location-based services: Technical and business issues. Berlin GPS Solutions, Springer (pp. 169–178).

  10. Drane, C., Macnaughtan, M., & Scott, C. (1998). Positioning GSM telephones. (pp. 46–59). IEEE Communications Magazine.

  11. Durastaute, G., & Zanella, A. (2002). An efficient monitoring strategy for intersystem handover from TD-SCDMA to GSM networks. In Proceedings of the international symposium on personal, indoor and mobile radio communications, pp. 1555–1560.

  12. Gudmundson M. (1991). Correlation model for shadow fading in mobile radio systems. Electronics Letters 27: 2145–2146

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Gurtov A., Korhonen J. (2004). Effect of vertical handover on the performance of the TCP-friendly rate control. Mobile Computing and Communications Review 8: 73–87

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Juang, R.-T., Lin, H.-P., & Lin, D.-B. An improved location-based handover algorithm for GSM systems. (pp. 1371–1376). IEEE Communication Society WCNC 2005.

  15. Leo M., Luglio M. (2001). Intersegment handover between terrestrial and satellite segments: analysis and performance evaluation through simulation. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 50: 750–760

    Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Leu A.E., Mark B.L. (2004). A discrete-time approach to analyze hard handoff performance in cellular networks. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications 3:1721–1733

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Lin D.-B., Juang R.-T. (2005). Mobile location estimation based on difference of signal attenuation for GSM systems. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 54:1447–1454

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Lin H.-P., Juang R.-T., Lin D.-B. (2005). Validation of an improved location based handover algorithm using GSM measurement data. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing 4: 530–536

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. Lugara, D., Tartiere, J., & Girard, L. (2004). Performance of UMTS to GSM handover algorithms. In Proceedings of the IEEE international symposium on personal, indoor and radio communications, pp. 444–448.

  20. Markopoulos, A., Pissaris, P., Kyriazakos, S., Dimitriadis, Ch., Karetsos, G., & Sykas, E. (2002). Increased handover performance in 2G and 3G wireless systems based on combined mobile-location and area. In Proceedings of the international symposium on wireless personal multimedia communications, pp. 47–51.

  21. Markopoulos, A., Pissaris, P., Kyriazakos, S., & Sykas, E. (2003). Optimized handover procedure based on mobile location in cellular systems. In Proceedings of the IEEE international symposium on personal, indoor and mobile radio communication, pp. 2490–2494.

  22. Mohapatra, D., & Suma, S. B. (2005). Survey of location based wireless services. In Proceedings of the IEEE international conference on personal wireless communication, pp. 358–362.

  23. Pollini, G. P. (1996). Trends in handover design. (pp.82–90). IEEE Communications Magazine.

  24. Prakash R., Veerawalli V.V. (2000). Adaptive hard handoff algorithms. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 18: 2456–2464

    Article  Google Scholar 

  25. Qualcomm/snaptrack, White Paper (2001). How A-GPS works. http://www.snaptrack.com.

  26. Rappaport, T. S., Reed, J. H., & Woerner, B. D. (1996). Position location using wireless communications on highways of the future. (pp. 33–41). IEEE Communications Magazine.

  27. Solhjoo, N., Foster, G., baker, N., Molkdar, D., & Thomas, H. (2003). Static analysis of intersystem handover. In Proceedings of the IEE international conference on 3G mobile communication technologies, pp. 323– 327.

  28. Spirito M.A. (2001). On the accuracy of cellular mobile station location estimation. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 50: 674–685

    Article  Google Scholar 

  29. Universal Mobile Telecommunications Systems (UMTS) stage 2 Functional Specifications of Location Services in UTRAN”, 3G TS 25.305, Version 3.2.0.

  30. Vijayan R., Holtzman J.M. (1993). A model for analyzing handoff algorithms. IEEE Transactions of Vehicular Technology 42: 351–356

    Article  Google Scholar 

  31. Wang, S. S., Rajendran, A., & Wylie-Green, M. (2001). Adaptive handoff method using location information. In Proceedings of the IEEE international symposium on personal, indoor, and mobile radio communications, pp. 43–47.

  32. Zeimpekis V. (2003). A taxonomy of indoor and outdoor positioning techniques for mobile location services. ACM SIGeCOM Exchanges 3: 19–27

    Article  Google Scholar 

  33. Zhao Y. (2000). Mobile phone location determination and its impact on intelligent transportation systems. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems 1: 55–64

    Article  Google Scholar 

  34. Zhao W., Tafazolli R., Evans B.G. (1997). Internetwork handover performance analysis in a GSM-satellite integrated mobile communication system. IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 15: 1657–1671

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Electronics and Communication Engineering Deptt., National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Kurukshetra, 136119, India

    Brahmjit Singh

Authors
  1. Brahmjit Singh
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Brahmjit Singh.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Singh, B. An improved handover algorithm based on signal strength plus distance for interoperability in mobile cellular networks. Wireless Pers Commun 43, 879–887 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-007-9261-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-007-9261-8

Keywords

Search

Navigation