Probabilistic Model for Optimal Cell Selection for Seamless Handover in LTE/LTE-A Networks Reddy D. Somashekhara1, Chandrasekhar2 1Sr. Assistant Professor, New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore, India 2Dept. of Computer Science, Periyar University, Selam, Tamil Nadu, India Online published on 4 June, 2019. Abstract Increasing communication demand require high data traffic and better quality of service of real-time applications in wireless networks such as video streaming, voice and data communication. In order to meet the desired communication demands, LTE/LTE-A radio access networking technique have been developed which can support high speed UEs. In this field of wireless communication, handover plays important role for high dynamic UEs. Several techniques have been presented to improve handover performance for LTE/LTE-A network. However, conventional techniques suffer from various issues such as pin-pong effect which may degrade the communication quality due to frequent handovers which is caused due to inappropriate or optimal cell selection. In this work, we focus on handover management and developed a novel approach where optimal cell selection process is implemented and later we derive a probabilistic model handover decision making. An extensive experimental study is carried out using MATLAB simulation tool where proposed approach is implemented and compared with the conventional techniques of handover management. Comparative study shows that the proposed approach achieves better performance in terms of packet drop, packet delay and system throughput. Top Keywords LTE/LTE-A, QOS, 3GPP, Handover, Mobility, Seamless. Top |