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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/JKIICE.2009.13.11.2399

A Hand-off Technique for Cellular Networks Using Game Theory  

Hong, Jin-Dae (군산대학교 정보통신공학과)
Lee, Sin-Kyu (군산대학교 정보통신공학과)
Kim, Hyun-Tae (군산대학교 BK-21 지능형 임베디드시스템 인력양성 사업팀)
Ra, In-Ho (군산대학교 정보통신공학과)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.13, no.11, 2009 , pp. 2399-2404 More about this Journal
Abstract
In cellular network systems one of the most significant quality metrics to measure quality of performance is the average number of call drops in a system. It ensures that the active calls in the system are successfully completed without being dropped in the mid communication for ultimate customer satisfaction. Hand-off mechanism increases cellular system reliability by seamless continuation of active calls by transferring active calls from one base station to another. In this paper, we study and propose a simple hand-off mechanism using game theory. We conclude that using the simple QoS utility function proposed in this paper, our optimal deterministic hand-off strategy is to transfer the active calls to the base station with greater signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) and greater number of available channels.
Keywords
Hand-off; Game Theory; Cellular Network; QoS; Signal-to-Interference;
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