Handover Parameter Optimisation of a Cellular Network The Kenyan Case

Abstract

Handover, also known as Handoff is a key procedure that ensures that the cellular users move freely through the network while still being connected and being offered quality services. It is an event taking place whenever a mobile node moves from one wireless cell to another, abandoning the connection with the first base station and getting attached to the second one. Since its success rate is a key indicator of user satisfaction, it is vital that this procedure happens as fast and as seamlessly as possible.
 This paper aims to optimize the handover decision process of a cellular radio network for an in-vehicle mobile station.
 This is first by determining the optimal handover parameters then developing an algorithm that determines the best time to handover using the fuzzy logic system.