Stochastic control of handoffs in cellular networks.

A dynamic programming formulation is used to obtain an optimal strategy for the handoff problem in cellular radio systems. The formulation includes the modeling of the underlying randomness in received signal strengths as well as the movements of the mobile. The cost function is designed such that t...

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Published in:	IEEE Journal on selected areas in communications 13, 7 (1995).
Main Author:	Rezaiifar, R.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Markov decision process. Best fixed threshold. Cellular radio systems. Cost function. Dynamic programming. Handoff problem. Optimal strategy. Received signal strengths. Stochastic control. Suboptimal strategy. Underlying randomness.