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College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Florida Atlantic University
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2007
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2007
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The ever increasing demand for capacity in wireless cellular networks is
resolved by decreasing the size of the cells. The smaller cells created inside large
cells are called microcells and they cover smaller and dense areas. As a result of this,
the mobile device ends up changing the base stations or performing handover at a
much higher rate. To maintain the reliability and quality of the call, it is obligatory to
ascertain that the handover is performed at a proper location. If the handover is
delayed or the mobile handset drags its base station, it is more probable that either the
call will drop or the quality of the call will be compromised. The last thing a mobile
handset user would want is to experience any of these two consequences. In this
thesis we study the methods to analyze the performance ofhandover by the mobile
handsets in the drive setup under test. This thesis presents a model for analyzing the
performance ofhandoffbased on the measurements ofthe received signal strength
indicator and the color code recorded by the mobile handset in the drive test field
path. The model from the simulations is seen to yield results that agree with other
research about the performance of mobile handsets.
resolved by decreasing the size of the cells. The smaller cells created inside large
cells are called microcells and they cover smaller and dense areas. As a result of this,
the mobile device ends up changing the base stations or performing handover at a
much higher rate. To maintain the reliability and quality of the call, it is obligatory to
ascertain that the handover is performed at a proper location. If the handover is
delayed or the mobile handset drags its base station, it is more probable that either the
call will drop or the quality of the call will be compromised. The last thing a mobile
handset user would want is to experience any of these two consequences. In this
thesis we study the methods to analyze the performance ofhandover by the mobile
handsets in the drive setup under test. This thesis presents a model for analyzing the
performance ofhandoffbased on the measurements ofthe received signal strength
indicator and the color code recorded by the mobile handset in the drive test field
path. The model from the simulations is seen to yield results that agree with other
research about the performance of mobile handsets.
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131 p.
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FA00012551
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College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2007.
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2007
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2007
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2007
Date Created (EDTF)
2007
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2007
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FA00012551
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: College of Engineering and Computer Science
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Siddiqui, Arjumand Fatima
Graduate College
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A Phased Approach to Evaluate the Performance of Handoff by Mobile Handsets
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2007
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fla.
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Title
A Phased Approach to Evaluate the Performance of Handoff by Mobile Handsets
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A Phased Approach to Evaluate the Performance of Handoff by Mobile Handsets