• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.109-127
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• 2003

In this paper, we analyze the network architecture, authentication, and key agreement of GSM and UMTS to compare the handover between the systems. And then, we divide authentication and key agreement procedure of mobile subscribers into several cases and finally analyze the key agreement procedure when a handover occurs in a CS-Domain and a PS-Domain.

• The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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• v.14C no.7
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• pp.603-610
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• 2007

Effective handover decision is important for providing seamless services to mobile users. In this paper, we propose an analysis framework to evaluate the performance of handover decision based on received signal strength (RSS) measurements in terms of the late notification and false alarm probability. In our framework, we consider mobility of a mobile user, signaling delays for exchanging messages related to handover protocols, cell sizes and RSS measurement interval to stabilize RSS reading due to random measurement errors. By quantitatively scrutinizing the impact of each parameter on the late notification and false alarms, we suggest the research directions for effective handover decision mechanism that may provide fast and reliable handover.