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Optimizing the cellular network's cell locations is one of the most fundamental problems of network design. The general objective is to provide the desired Quality-of-Service (QoS) with the minimum system cost. In order to meet a growing…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2013-07-23 Weisi Guo , Siyi Wang , Xiaoli Chu , Jiming Chen , Hui Song , Jie Zhang

5G cellular networks are being deployed all over the world and this architecture supports ultra-dense network (UDN) deployment. Small cells have a very important role in providing 5G connectivity to the end users. Exponential increases in…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2021-01-20 Rahul Arun Paropkari , Anurag Thantharate , Cory Beard

Dense cellular networks (DenseNets) are fast becoming a reality with the rapid deployment of base stations (BSs) aimed at meeting the explosive data traffic demand. In legacy systems however this comes with the penalties of higher network…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-02-21 Arman Shojaeifard , Kai-Kit Wong , Khairi Ashour Hamdi , Emad Alsusa , Daniel K. C. So , Jie Tang

This paper focuses on modeling and analysis of the temporal performance variations experienced by a mobile user in a wireless network and its impact on system level design. We consider a simple stochastic geometry model: the infrastructure…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-09-29 Pranav Madadi , François Baccelli , Gustavo de Veciana

For dense femtocells, intelligent integrated femtocell/macrocell network architecture, a neighbor cell list with a minimum number of femtocells, effective call admission control (CAC), and handover processes with proper signaling are the…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2014-12-12 Mostafa Zaman Chowdhury , Yeong Min Jang

This tutorial is intended as an accessible but rigorous first reference for someone interested in learning how to model and analyze cellular network performance using stochastic geometry. In particular, we focus on computing the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-10-06 Jeffrey G. Andrews , Abhishek K. Gupta , Harpreet S. Dhillon

Network densification and heterogenisation through the deployment of small cellular access points (picocells and femtocells) are seen as key mechanisms in handling the exponential increase in cellular data traffic. Modelling such networks…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2017-05-11 Pete Pratt , Carl P. Dettmann , Orestis Georgiou

The split control and user plane is key to the future heterogeneous cellular network (HCN), where the small cells are dedicated for the most data transmission while the macrocells are mainly responsible for the control signaling. Adapting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-01-08 Yuhao Zhang , Zhiyan Cui , Qimei Cui , Xinlei Yu , Yinjun Liu , Weiliang Xie , Yong Zhao

The mobile femtocell is the new paradigm for the femtocellular network deployment. It can enhance the service quality for the users inside the vehicles. The deployment of mobile femtocells generates lot of handover calls. Also, number of…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-10-09 Mostafa Zaman Chowdhury , Sung Hun Chae , Yeong Min Jang

In this paper, a comprehensive study of the the downlink performance in a heterogeneous cellular network (or hetnet) is conducted. A general hetnet model is considered consisting of an arbitrary number of open-access and closed-access tier…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2014-04-01 Prasanna Madhusudhanan , Juan G. Restrepo , Youjian , Liu , Timothy X Brown

Heterogeneous ultra-dense network (HUDN) can significantly increase the spectral efficiency of cellular networks and cater for the explosive growth of data traffic in the fifth-generation (5G) communications. Due to the dense deployment of…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-22 Hongliang Zhang , Lingyang Song , Yonghui Li , Geoffrey Ye Li

With users demanding seamless connectivity, handovers (HOs) have become a fundamental element of cellular networks. However, optimizing HOs is a challenging problem, further exacerbated by the growing complexity of mobile networks. This…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-01-15 Michail Kalntis , Andra Lutu , Jesús Omaña Iglesias , Fernando A. Kuipers , George Iosifidis

Handover (HO) management is one of the most crucial tasks in dense cellular networks with mobile users. A problem in the HO management is to deal with increasing HOs due to network densification in the 5G evolution and various HO skipping…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Kiichi Tokuyama , Tatsuaki Kimura , Naoto Miyoshi

Efficient handover management remains a critical challenge in dense urban cellular networks, where high cell density, user mobility, and diverse service demands increase the likelihood of unnecessary handovers and ping-pong effects. This…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-10-06 Muhammad Kabeer , Rosdiadee Nordin , Mehran Behjati , Lau Sian Lun

Next-generation cellular networks will evolve into more complex and virtualized systems, employing machine learning for enhanced optimization and leveraging higher frequency bands and denser deployments to meet varied service demands. This…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-01-21 Ioannis Panitsas , Akrit Mudvari , Ali Maatouk , Leandros Tassiulas

One of the most promising approaches to overcome the uncertainty and dynamic channel variations of millimeter wave (mmW) communications is to deploy dual-mode base stations that integrate both mmW and microwave ($\mu$W) frequencies. In…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-09-06 Omid Semiari , Walid Saad , Mehdi Bennis , Behrouz Maham

This paper develops a stochastic geometry-based approach for the modeling and analysis of single- and multi-cluster wireless networks. We first define finite homogeneous Poisson point processes to model the number and locations of the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-12-27 Seyed Mohammad Azimi-Abarghouyi , Behrooz Makki , Martin Haenggi , Masoumeh Nasiri-Kenari , Tommy Svensson

While network densification is considered an important solution to cater the ever-increasing capacity demand, its effect on the handover (HO) rate is overlooked. In dense 5G networks, HO delays may neutralize or even negate the gains…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2016-09-09 Rabe Arshad , Sameh Sorour , Hesham Elsawy , Tareq Y. Al-Naffouri , Mohamed-Slim Alouini

The ability to seamlessly switch between the macro networks and femtocell networks is a key driver for femtocell network deployment. The handover procedures for the integrated femtocell/macrocell networks differ from the existing handovers.…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2010-09-21 Mostafa Zaman Chowdhury , Yeong Min Jang

Carrier aggregation (CA) and small cells are two distinct features of next-generation cellular networks. Cellular networks with small cells take on a very heterogeneous characteristic, and are often referred to as HetNets. In this paper, we…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-11-17 Xingqin Lin , Jeffrey G. Andrews , Amitava Ghosh